We have scrupulously selected our sumptuous reds for quality and distinctiveness from the numerous Regions that make Italy so diverse. Sourcing wines is our mission, and yet we never cease to be astonished by the limitless varieties of grapes we come across on each of our visits to the peninsula. To a venerable collection of Chiantis and Barolos we've added biodynamic Amarone, the fantastic creations of Tiraboschi at Mondo Antico in Lombardy with the most unexpected results from untamed grapes of Croatina, Barbera and Moradello. His Pinot Nero is a concentrated burst of aromatic flavours that disorient and intrigue, so much that preconceptions on grape varieties are turned to dust before the assertive reality of what has to be an artistic experience.
13 Grape: 30% Aglianico, 40% Barbera, 30% Piedirosso e Primitivo
Mostly using grapes from their 1955 vineyard, this wine is an intense red colour with purple overtones.(£15.71 for members only)
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13.5 Grape: 90% Refosco, 10%: Schioppettino, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
It spends 18 months maturing in barriques which contributes rich scents of vanilla to the pronounced aromas of ripe, brambly, plummy fruit.(£25.77 for members only)
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14.5 Grape: 88% Morellino, Spagna, Malvasia Nera, Grinto, Merlot & Cabernet
The prize product of this family-run estate from their best and oldest vines, a first-class cru.(£50.02 for members only)
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12.5 Grape: 100% Refosco
Raspberries and wild blackberries abound in this intensely ruby, violet-tinted wine.(£11.72 for members only)
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13 Grape: Morellino 85%, Ciliegiolo 5%, Cabernet, Vaiano
A fresh and fruity wine, but by no means lacking in strength from the vineyards of the oldest estate in Maremma (Southern Tuscany)...
(£14.47 for members only)
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13 Grape: 100% Lacrima di Morro
Violets, lavender and rose petals are the first aromas to burst out of the glass here, followed by vibrant sweet strawberries and red cherries.(£12.33 for members only)
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13 Grape: 100% Primitivo
From the hilly territory of Gioia del Colle in Apulia, Plantamura produced a Primitivo DOC which is the result of a manual grape harvest and the use of steal tanks at controlled temperature(£12.95 for members only)
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14 Grape: 100% Perricone
For decades the Perricone, or pignatello, had been the prinicpal red grape in western Sicily, producing wines of great power yet which retain lively freshness.
(£12.11 for members only)
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13 Grape: 100% Cannonau
Cannonau means cannon in fact it used to be an incredily powerful red wine with alcohol contant that could have been as high as 16%.(£12.95 for members only)
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13.5 Grape: 100% Dolcetto
Using traditional methods. Steeped 5-7days, aged in stainless steel, then vats for 6 months and 3 months in bottles.
(£14.19 for members only)
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13.5 Grape: 50% Nero d'Avola; 50% Frappato di Vittoria
The Cerasuolo grown in the Vittoria region in Sicily are gaining a reputation for their versatile red wines full of character.(£19.71 for members only)
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14.5 Grape: 88% Morellino, Spagna, Malvasia Nera, Grinto, Merlot & Cabernet
The prize product of this family-run estate from their best and oldest vines, a first-class cru.
(£20.67 for members only)
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14 Grape: 100% Pinot Nero
This pinot nero is so powerfully aromatic that you hardly need to put your nose near the glass to appreciate its intensely vinous fruit aromas.(£20.26 for members only)
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14.5 Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon 85%, Sangiovese 15%
A perfect jewel of a wine with strong structure and complexity made to age.(£50.64 for members only)
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