La Vie en Rose 2022
Regular price £11.45Evocatively named and beautifully packaged; the elegant aromatic profile comes from 100% Cinsault grapes grown in the Languedoc. Rose petal pink, fresh raspberry notes on the nose and complex palate with hints of cherry, pomegranate and touch of cassia.
Country: France
Region: Languedoc
Grapes: 100% Cinsault
ABV: 12.5%
Innovation is rare in the wine world, but the innovation of a new category, that of a yearround Rose drinking, is one of the few major changes of drinking habit that has occurred in the recent past. This is a style of wine that will help even the most hardened of sceptics see the wine through rose tinted spectacles!
Biscardo Rosapasso Pinot Nero Rosé 2022
Regular price £14.95From the Euganei hills in Veneto, Pinot Nero vines were planted by the Biscardo family over 20 years ago in volcanic soils, rich in minerals and clay. These characters are found in their Rosapasso: a smooth, fresh and structured rosé, light salmon-pink in colour.
Country: Italy
Region: Veneto
Grape: Pinot Noir
ABV:12%
Caruso Minini Terre di Giumara Nerello Mascalese Frappato
Regular price £10.45A Cellar Door favourite - Try one... if we haven't drunk it all ourselves!
This delicious wine has aromas and flavours of jammy red fruits, summer herbs, and a touch of violet. On the palate it is rich and refreshing.
Country: Italy
Region: Sicily
ABV: 13.5%
Grapes: Frappato and Nerello Mascalese
Caruso & Minini are a part of new revival in Sicilian wine. Smaller wineries have sprung up in the past decade with private investment and strong interest in the potential of the native grapes from Sicily. One example is Caruso & Minini. When Mario Manini met Stefano Caruso is sparked a long-held dream to produce a wine in the historical winemaking region of Marsala in Western Sicily.
Henry of Pelham Old Vines Baco Noir 2020
Regular price £21.95Wild berry and smokey notes are deftly handled at Henry of Pelham, where this variety has become their recognised flagship red wine. A deep ruby colour with hints of dark purple; blackberry and plum aromas with coffee, cedar wood and smoky notes. Dry and full-bodied with pronounced black cherry flavours lingering on a smoky finish.
Country: Canada
Region: Niagara Peninsula
Grapes: Baco Noir
ABV: 13.5%
Food Match: Great with roast lamb and all the trimmings
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Baco Noir's origins go back to 1894, when French grape creator François Baco crossed Folle Blanche with an unknown member of the American Vitis riparia family.
His intention was to create phylloxera-resistant vines that retained their Old World French character. At one time Baco Noir was grown in Burgundy and the Loire, but it was gradually phased out of the Old World and has since become one of North America's more successful hybrids.
Cape Heights Shiraz
Regular price £10.45A South African Shiraz packed pull of delicious flavours.
A ripe, juicy Shiraz packed with dark fruit flavours and black pepper
Country: South Africa
Region: Western Cape
ABV: 13%
Grapes: Shiraz
The coastal region of South Africa is renowned for its fine and expressive fruit. Produced from only free-run juice and fermented on skins in stainless steel tanks. The wine is left on the lees for an extended period for greater palate weight and mouthfeel.
Long Barn Pinot Noir 2021
Regular price £15.95Really bold and smokey Pinot oozing loads of ripe cherries and mulberry characters.
Country: USA
Region: California
Grapes: Pinot Noir
ABV: 13.5%
Ca di Ponti Catarratto
Regular price £8.95The lesser known Catarratto grape variety thrives in the sun-drenched vineyards of Sicily, producing wines that shout of mediterranean fire and passion.
Crisp and zesty with hints of almond on the aroma. Flavours of peach, tropical fruit and a refreshing citrus twist on the finish.
Country: Italy
Region: Sicily
ABV: 13%
Grapes: Catarratto
Over the past 20 years Sicily has gone from bulk wine maker to Italy's most reliable source of value, yet characterful, wines. Investment in the cellars and increasing attention to the fruit quality is delivering truly exciting styles.
Les Saison de la Vigne Blanc Sec 2022
Regular price £9.95Zesty, aromatic, tropical and vivacious dry white from the South of France. A new Cellar Door Team favourite for everyday drinking..
Country: France
Region: Cotes de Gasgogne
ABV: 11.5%
Last Stand Shiraz
Regular price £10.35An attractively fruity Shiraz in a cooler climate style.
Concentrated mulberry and black pepper notes with soft, plummy fruit flavours and smooth tannins.
Country: Australia
Region: Victoria
ABV: 14%
Grapes: 100% Shiraz
Food Match: Grilled lamb chops
Vegan/Vegetarian
Quintessentially Australian, this is hugely appealing and has gained a loyal following. Reflecting our skill and experience in seeking out the very best of regional Australia, this wine captures ideal climatic conditions and pure varietal definition.
Saint Louis de Provence, Coteaux Varois en Provence Rosé
Regular price £13.95Fresh, vibrant and pale pink in colour. Dry in style with aromatic rose petals on the nose, this wine follows through with notes of cranberry and strawberry fruits on the palate with a crisp, dry finish.
Country: France
Region: Provence
Grapes: Grenache 50% Cinsault 30%, Syrah 20%
ABV: 13%
Château Pineraie, Cahors Tradition
Regular price £15.95The original home of Malbec - Cahors in France. Argentina is the young upstart trying to take this regions crown!
Intense berry fruit with plum, blackberry and lots of spice. Vanilla and soft oak as well as violets and a potpourri character add complexity, which is balanced by gentle tannins.
Country: France
Region: Cahors
ABV: 14%
Grapes: 85% Malbec, 15% Merlot
Food Match: Roast Spring lamb with rich red wine gravy
Fleurie La Reine de l'Arenite 2022
Regular price £16.25Fleurie is the most perfumed of the Beaujolais Cru wines, which this example shows so clearly with its floral aromas and flavours.
A heady perfume of freshly picked irises and peonies drift above the crushed, berry fruit nose. The fleshy, luscious, cherry flavours and hints of rose are typically vivacious, backed up with a good touch of spice and good depth.
Country: France
Region: Beaujolais
ABV: 13%
Grapes: Gamay
'Arenite' is the terroir of pinky, crumbly sandstone of the La Madone vineyards, rated as one of the best vineyards in Fleurie. The South East facing vineyards are steep in places, below the Chapel of the Madonna at the top of the hill.
DeAlto DOCa Rioja 2022 (screwcap)
Regular price £12.80Garnet colour. Aromas of beeswax, cedar, blackberries and gherkins with a silky, dry-yet-fruity medium body and a pencil shaving, apple skin, and sour cherry nuanced finish with plump, chewy tannins. A very good table wine.
Country: Spain
Region: Rioja
Grapes: Tempranillo
ABV: 13%
Waterkloof Cape Coral Mourvedre Rosé 2022
Regular price £14.95A fine pale-coloured rosé with delicate aromas of pomegranates and raspberry and a distinctive flintiness. There’s finesse and elegance on the palate with flavours of soft red fruits, a gentle silky texture and a lingering fresh acidity on the finish.
If you ask someone what is their favourite wine, most would mention a red or a white. Very few would give a rosé. But, (for us) South Africa has taken the 'common' rosé and turned it into an art form.
Such a delicate and perfumed rosé. Take a bit of sophisticated Provence rosé, give it a little hint of international dynamic, a little bit of relaxed "take me as I am" S'African personality and the result is this deliciously drinkable rosé from Stellenbosch.
Country: South Africa
Region: Schapenberg, Stellenbosch
Grapes: Mourvedre
ABV: 13%
Biodynamic and Organic
Winemaker Nadia Barnard:
In October 2022 Penny had the great pleasure of visiting Waterkloof Estate on the slopes of the Schapenberg, Stellenbosch with a few colleagues from the UK wine trade. They spent the good part of two days being driven around this beautiful, sustainably managed piece of land by winemaker, Nadia Barnard. All of the vineyards on the estate are farmed following organic and biological principles. Here at Cellar Door Wines we've always been huge fans of Waterkloof wines. It is always lovely to taste Nadia's wines in Saint Albans, but to be able to do so at Waterkloof, with the woman herself, was extra special. Tasting wine at the place of its birth explains the why and the how of its individuality. The people behind the vineyard and winery are also key components in the equation. The Cape and Waterkloof has such diversity of wine style with a great price quality ratio.
Sierra Grande Sauvignon Blanc
Regular price £9.95Full of zest and forward fruity flavours, typical of the Sauvignon grape. Bursting with exotic tropical fruit.
Country: Chile
Region: Central Valley
Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc
ABV: 13%
Sileni Cellar Selection Sauvignon Blanc 2022
Regular price £14.95Vibrant with ripe, tropical and gooseberry fruit flavours with a zingy finish and impeccable balance.
A great aperitif or seafood wine, made for drinking young.
Country: New Zealand
Region: Marlborough
ABV: 12%
Grapes: 85% Sauvignon Blanc, 15% Semillon
Food Match: Mussels, garlic prawns
Sileni Estates: The winery is named after the Sileni who featured in Roman mythology alongside Bacchus, the God of Wine. They celebrated good wine, good food and good company. The vineyards and winery are based near Hastings, Hawke’s Bay the oldest wine region in New Zealand.
Marques de Lares Cava Brut NV
Regular price £11.50Green apple aromas with a refreshing, lemony cream finish. Great value traditional method Cava. Perfect aperitif or party wine.
Country: Spain
Region: Extremadura
Grapes: Parellada, Macabao
ABV: 11.5%
Adega de Penalva Branco DOC Dão
Regular price £10.95Aromatic on the nose, dry, fresh, clean and fruity white blend. Great value for money!
Country: Portugal
Region: Dão
Grapes: Encruzado, Cerceal, and Malvasia
ABV: 12.5%
Domaine du Pré Semelé Sancerre 2021
Regular price £26.95A classic Sancerre with crisp, crunchy grapefruit and lime citrus flavours and a gently herbaceous element adding complexity. There is a mouthwatering, saline minerality to the long finish. Just brilliant.
Country: France
Region: Sancerre
ABV: 12.5%
Grapes: Sauvignon
Food match: Great with grilled fish, seafood or even as an aperitif.
Domaine du Pre Semele is located in Maimbray in the town of Sury-en-Vaux 5 km north of Sancerre. The vineyard has been passed on for four generations now and we want to remain a family structure. We are currently 2 brothers on the estate, Julien and Clément Raimbault, where we grow 20 ha on the Sancerre appellation in the greatest respect of our terroirs.
Santa Macarena Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021
Regular price £13.95Only 5km from the coast, this cool climate vineyard produces fantastic Pinot Noir.
This wine is bright, aromatic and fresh with subtle oak playing a supporting role. The emphasis on the delicious red fruit flavours, drinkability and enjoyment. A seriously cool Pinot.
Country: Chile
Region: Aconcagua Valley
ABV: 14%
Grapes: Pinot Noir
Tenuta Santi Giacomo e Filippo FortErcole Rosso Marche IGT 2017
Regular price £18.95Pure, organic elegance. Sangiovese in this blend gives sophistication in the form of a backbone of acidity and Montepulciano makes this wine bold without being unbalanced.
Country: Italy
Region: Marche
Grapes: Montepulciano, Sangiovese
ABV: 13%
Food Match: Tomato based red meat or bean stews or grilled lamb.
Tenuta Santi Giacomo e Filippo is an ancient 18th century village, nestled on the rolling hills of the Marche region, brought back to life thanks to thoughtful and skilful restoration by owner Marainna Brucoli. The Tenuta is a beautiful oasis in the green heart of Montefeltro, between the ancient cities of Urbino and Pesaro.
Cape Heights Chardonnay
Regular price £9.95A South African Chardonnay packed pull of delicious flavours.
A lovely balance of ripe, tropical fruits with a more refreshing and crisp citrus toned finish. An excellent all rounder for general drinking.
Country: South Africa
Region: Western Cape
ABV: 13%
Grapes: Chardonnay
The Cloud Factory Pinot Noir Marlborough 2020
Regular price £16.95Pretty and poised Pinot.
Classic cranberry and red current aromas giving us a wine with enough bite and texture to be foody but with enough generosity of fruit to be a delicious glass on its own. A touch of oak in the wine making lends a little soothing creaminess to the finish.
Country: New Zealand
Region: Marlborough
ABV: 13%
Grape: Pinot Noir 100%
Terre Avare Puglia Primitivo 2020
Regular price £10.95This is a big and powerful red wine, very dark red in colour. The nose has plenty of dark fruit aromas, plums, black cherries, chocolate, dried fruit and slight herbaceous notes. The palate is full, dense and rich with intense and sweet, ripe fruit. The finish is has a touch of residual sugar, giving some natural sweetness, and is full, rich and lingering.
Country: Italy
Region: Puglia
ABV: 13.5 %
Grape: Primitivo
Château Milon Cuvée Caprice St Emilion 2021
Regular price £19.95Exceptional value right-bank Bordeaux from the village of St Emilion.
Rich plummy fruit throughout, this is a medium-bodied, food-friendly Bordeaux with an earthy, cocoa-dusted finish.
Country: France
Region: St Emilion
ABV: 13.5%
Grapes: 100% Merlot