We go to great lengths to put together an interesting selection of wines for our customers, and we are delighted to say this has been completed with the help of Hogarth's new merchants, Tanners Wines of Shrewsbury.
Tanners have been trading since 1842, and are the current Decanter Magazine "Wine Merchant of the Year". Their experience has been invaluable in formulating our new list, which represents a wide variety of styles and flavours from across the globe.
We very much hope that you enjoy our selection.
| Villa Romero Pinot Grigio/Garganega (Italy) A lovely off dry style, with flavours of peach and tropical fruits. Bright fresh nose and clean finish. |
£16.50 |
| Freedom Cross Chenin Blanc, Coastal Region, Franschhoek Cellar (South Africa) Brilliant value wine from Chenin, the Cape's favourite white grape. Full, ripe apple fruit mingles with tropical flavours leading to a clean, dry finish. As ideal with food as it is without. |
£17.50 |
| Amanti del Vino, Pinot Grigio, Delle Venezie IGT (Italy) Pinot Grigio from northern Italy is the dry white wine of the moment! This one, from near Venice, is crisp, refreshing and unoaked, making it perfect for drinking before or during any meal |
£17.95 |
| Rémi & Jérôme Sauvignon, VdP d'Oc (France) A full, fresh Sauvignon with ripe and tasty tropical fruit flavours putting it firmly in the Kiwi style Sauvignon camp. Such generosity comes from warm Mediterranean vineyards and careful winemaking to capture the best of the grape variety. |
£18.50 |
| Grüner Veltliner Wachau Collection, Domäne Wachau (Austria) This is a wonderfully refreshing white from Austria's increasingly popular principal grape variety, Grüner Veltliner. Crisp, fresh and spicy with a delicious white flower and cracked pepper edge. |
£21.95 |
| Ladera Verde Sauvignon, Central Valley (Chile) Crisp and fresh with limey fruit, a hint of herbs and a twist of melon. Typically dependable and friendly, and an excellent introduction to Chile. |
£16.50 |
| Alto Pampas Viognier, Mendoza (Argentina) With very ripe, apricot-like Viognier fruit this is full, flavoursome and wrapped in Argentinean sunshine! It is more full-bodied than many European examples |
£17.50 |
| House of Certain Views Unwooded Chardonnay, Hunter Valley (Australia) This flavoursome white is made by Andrew and Lisa Margan from their estate in the Hunter Valley. Overflowing with citrus and melon and not a hint of oak. |
£20.95 |
| Churton Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough (New Zealand) A delicious full flavoured Sauvignon, none of your usual unsubtle gooseberry flavours here, but a wine full of ripe passion fruit and mango with a subtle mineral finish. This wine is extremely well balanced with a lingering finish. |
£26.95 |
| Chablis, Domaine des Valery 2007 (France) This is textbook Chablis from one of the area's most successful producers. It has green-tinged hues, an elegant slightly steely quality with aromas and flavours of freshly baked brioche. |
£33.95 |
| Sancerre, André Dezat et Fils (France) André Dezat and his sons produce one of the best Sancerres we have tasted; it is dry, fruity with a wonderfully delicate bouquet and great length. Their vineyards have three different types of soil which give added complexity. |
£35.95 |
| Alto Pampas Pinot Noir, Mendoza (Argentina) The grapes are grown in higher altitude vineyards to keep freshness, so the wine shows fine, very pure New World Pinot fruit with typical leafy, raspberry flavours and soft, ripe tannins. |
£17.50 |
Orquestra Tempranillo, VdT Castilla La Mancha (Spain) Fresh and berry-scented with a hint of toasty oak behind, developing a round, smooth textured feel in the mouth and easy on the finish. The warmth of the Spanish plains comes through here, in an honest, good value red wine. |
£17.95 |
| Saumur Rouge, La Paleine, Cuvée de Printemps (France) Marc and Laurence Vincent, the new owners, are putting a huge investment into this property and the results are evident in the wine. Charming and packed full of raspberry fruit, this wine has great character and a stylish finish. |
£24.95 |
| Pinot Noir, Esterházy (Austria) Aged for 12 months in wooden casks, this is a strawberry and cherry scented Pinot with nuances of oak. Esterházy is making very polished and stylish reds under winemaker Josef Pusch. |
£28.95 |
| Ladera Verde Merlot, Central Valley 2009 (Chile) This has lovely plummy Merlot fruit with a ripeness that is so typical of Chile. Easy and very drinkable, this is a pleasing wine for current drinking. |
£16.50 |
| Feudi di San Marzano Negroamaro, Puglia IGT 2008 (Italy) A spicy, round and delicious wine from the Negroamaro grape, which many consider to be the best grape of Puglia. Black cherry jam and mocha chocolate aromas are followed by stewed, herby black fruit. |
£19.95 |
| Château Cru Cantemerle, Bordeaux Supérieur (France) Mellow red and black fruits are evident, followed by an appealing nose of toasted oak. On the palate there are warm, jammy fruit flavours with a rounded finish. It is from an estate near to Fronsac on the Right Bank. |
£24.95 |
Tobelos Crianza, Rioja, La Encina (Spain) Made from vines of 55 years of age, this fleshy, velvety soft Rioja is loaded with powerful, ripe blackberry fruit rounded by spice and vanilla, from ageing in American oak. Full and concentrated, elegant and fine. |
£34.95 |
| House of Certain Views Shiraz, Orange, Margan Wines (Australia) We can't be certain what views Andrew Margan gets from his house; hopefully they're as stunning as this wine. Black berry fruit meets smoky bacon and wait for those soft, silky tannins to kick in. Pure velvet and a great view! |
£22.95 |
| Kaapzicht Pinotage, Stellenbosch (South Africa) Using fully ripe grapes from low-yielding vines, Danie Steytler of Kaapzicht makes gorgeously soft, rich Pinotage that is packed with mulberry fruit and cedar wood nuances. It's a world apart from your average Pinotage! |
£28.95 |
| Massaya Selection Silver, Bekaa Valley (Lebanon) Aromas of mulberry and subtle oak, meaty and spicy with layers of richly textured red berry and savoury fruits. Rich and very fine. A partnership between the brothers Brunier, of Châteauneuf, and Ghosn, of the Bekaa Valley. |
£38.95 |
Trivento Shriaz (AKA Syrah), Mendoza (Argentina) A mouthful of deliciously dark damson fruit with a hint of spice, weighty and full-flavoured from lovely ripe fruit. Firm tannins on the finish give good structure. |
£16.50 |
Pleno Garnacha Rosado, Navarra (Spain) |
£16.50 |
| Pinot Grigio Rosé, Provincia di Pavia IGT, Ca' Solare (Italy) A copper pink rosé from Northern Italy's Pavia region with gently fragrant summer fruits on the nose and delicate strawberry fruit on the palate. Fruitily off-dry. |
£17.95 |
Château Le Fage Monbazillac Half (France) |
£17.95 |
| Prosecco, Vetriano (Italy) An attractive biscuity nose leads onto a bright fruity palate with hints of pears and melon. An excellent aperitif on its own or with peach juice as a Bellini. Prosecco is the grape variety as well as the style of the wine. |
£21.95 |
| Baron de Beaupre Brut (France) A good characterful Champagne with fine mousse, full fruity flavour and a toasty finish. Great value for money! |
£39.50 |
| Ayala Brut Majeur (France) An excellent Champagne and great value. This quality minded Champagne house was bought by Bollinger in 2005. It has a wonderfully fine mousse, is well balanced, has finesse and complexity. A great apáritif, it works well with seafood. |
£44.95 |
| Veuve Clicquot Brut Yellow Label (France) Yellow label is a richly fruited, first class Champagne with vanilla and brioch adding complexity to nose and palate |
£49.95 |
| Laurent Perrier Cuvée Rosé Brut (France) Revealing the full aromatic richness of the Pinot Noir grape, this precise and intensely fruity rosé is blended from ten different crus. Aromas and rounded flavours of strawberries, rasperries and wild cherries. Supple and long. |
£69.95 |
| Cuvée Dom Pérignon, Moët et Chandon, vintage 2000 (France) Dom Pérignon has a deservedly fine reputation. Rich, bready and yeasty with vanilla aromas and floral notes overlaying an intense, sumptuous palate of citrus, apple and pear. Very elegant with a superfine mousse and long finish. |
£140.00 |
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