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We specialise in historic vintages of fine claret, buying directly from Bordeaux since 1969. We have exceptional stocks of mature vintages, some originally purchased from us and privately stored, others bought from the cellars of collectors, Oxbridge Colleges and similar institutions.
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| WHITE | 2002 | 4 bottles | Donnhoff - Oberhauser Brucke Riesling Eiswein | Half bottle | £300 per bottle | Donnhoff Oberhauser Brucke Riesling Eiswein 2002 / 4 bottles / Half bottle £300 per bottle |
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| WHITE | 2005 | 9 bottles | Donnhoff - Schlossbockelheimer Felsenberg Riesling Auslese Gold Capsule | Half bottle | £20 per bottle | Donnhoff Schlossbockelheimer Felsenberg Riesling Auslese Gold Capsule 2005 / 9 bottles / Half bottle £20 per bottle |
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| WHITE | 2007 | 1 case | Dr Loosen - Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Auslese Gold Capsule | Half bottle | £180 per case of 12 | Dr Loosen Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Auslese Gold Capsule 2007 / 1 case / Half bottle £180 per case of 12 |
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| WHITE | 2015 | 2 cases | Gunderloch - Nackenheimer Rothenberg Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel | Half bottle | £150 per case of 6 | Gunderloch Nackenheimer Rothenberg Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel 2015 / 2 cases / Half bottle £150 per case of 6 |
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| WHITE | 2017 | 7 cases | Gunderloch - Rothenberg Riesling Auslese | 75cl | £195 per case of 6 | Gunderloch Rothenberg Riesling Auslese 2017 / 7 cases / 75cl £195 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"This reflects selections in early and mid-harvest of bunches that had turned pink or purple, some exhibiting the beginnings of noble rot and shriveling. Fresh lemon and tangerine on the nose signal the enhanced sense of bright citricity here vis-a-vis the corresponding Spätlese. Almond paste and quince jelly are present too, but the wine does not take on a dominantly jellied or confectionary cast. The finish is impressively sustained, and I would not be surprised if it were to reflect greater complexity once the wine has had a few years in bottle. 91 points." (DS) Vinous, Nov '18 | 8.5% abv------"Super-ripe apricot character and a stunning interplay of succulent fruit, a hint of floral honey and very elegant acidity that gives the very long finish an uplifting quality. Then, your hand instinctively reaches for the glass again. Drink or hold. Screw cap. 96 points." Jamessuckling.com | 8.5% abv |
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| WHITE | 2019 | 2 cases | Dr Loosen - Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese | 75cl | £135 per case of 6 | Dr Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese 2019 / 2 cases / 75cl £135 per case of 6 |
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| WHITE | 2021 | 1 case | Gunderloch - Fenchelberg Riesling Grosses Gewachs | 75cl | £395 per case of 6 | Gunderloch Fenchelberg Riesling Grosses Gewachs 2021 / 1 case / 75cl £395 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"From a 0.2-hectare plot in the Rothenberg that has water even in dry years, the 2021 Fenchelberg Riesling trocken GG (Auction) is very clear and coolish, herbal and flinty on the ascetic but elegant nose. Round and lush on the palate, this is a pure, very elegant, savory and finessed dry Riesling with crystalline acidity and a stimulating, saline finish that reveals good and refreshing grip with clear and juicy fruit. Good phenolic structure. This is a very elegant and refined dry Riesling that will be auctioned in September. 12% stated alcohol. Screw-cap closure. Tasted at the domaine in August 2022. 2030-50. 93 points." (SR) Wine Advocate, Dec '22------"A masterpiece of racy elegance, this has a whole herb garden of aromas in your glass. Also plenty of white peach, The stunning raciness and vitality make it leap and bound over your palate, then intense wet stone minerality dances with the delicate fruit aromas at the very long and filigree finish. From organically grown grapes. Vegan. Drink or hold. Screw cap. 95 points." Jamessuckling.com |
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| WHITE | 2021 | 4 cases | Gunderloch - Rothenberg Riesling Auslese | 75cl | £195 per case of 6 | Gunderloch Rothenberg Riesling Auslese 2021 / 4 cases / 75cl £195 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"A very concentrated, racy and totally focused riesling Auslese that literally takes your breath away. All the freshness of a beautifully ripe pink grapefruit combined with a slew of floral honey and wet stone minerality. Staggering freshness at the whiplash finish! From organically grown grapes. Vegan. Limited production. Drink or hold. Screw cap. 96 points." Jamessuckling.com | 8.5% abv |
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| WHITE | 2021 | 2 cases | Gunderloch - Rothenberg Riesling Grosses Gewachs | 75cl | £240 per case of 6 | Gunderloch Rothenberg Riesling Grosses Gewachs 2021 / 2 cases / 75cl £240 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"The 2021 Riesling Nackenheimer Rothenberg Grosses Gewächs is still more reduced than its 2022 counterpart. The same saltiness hits, but in a slightly different package: slenderer, filigree, yet with the same savory dimension of potentilla, iron oxide and grapefruit zest. The phenolic edge is more present, pithier and zestier, yet subtlety and finesse get under your skin on that lemony smooth finish. Subtle but a little bit like a time bomb. (Bone-dry). 92-94 points." Anne Kriebehl MW, Vinous, Jun 23------"Complex nose with everything from mandarin orange and ripe melon to fresh basil, mint and tarragon notes. Still youthful, but it already shines. Elegant and filigree, as we expect from this terroir, with fine tannins discreetly underlining this. Long, delicate finish that has a stack of wild herb and wet stone minerality. From organically grown grapes. Vegan. Drink or hold. Screw cap. 94 points." Jamessuckling.com |
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| WHITE | 2021 | 10 cases | Gunderloch - Rothenberg Riesling Spatlese | 75cl | £145 per case of 6 | Gunderloch Rothenberg Riesling Spatlese 2021 / 10 cases / 75cl £145 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"Of the full range of site-specific Prädikate harvested in 2021, this Riesling Nackenheimer Rothenberg Spätlese was the first to be released. The others spend considerably more time in the cellar before release. The nose is still shy and a little clouded by sulfur dioxide. It's made from fruit from earlier stages of botrytis infection (around 50%) a ongside healthy grapes. The potentilla and red stone spice appears only at the second sniff, followed by a distant hint of clear blossom honey. The palate has gentle sweetness cut with vivid freshness. Lovely concentration spreads across the pa ate, filling it with emon-tinged yellow apple notes and its own gentle intensity. There's 89 g/l of residual sweetness against 8.5 g/l of acidity. (Sweet). 2028-2050. 92 points." (AK) Vinous, Jun '23 | 7.5% abv------"This category of medium-sweet wines may not be in favor, but that doesn’t take anything away from this riesling Spätlese masterpiece that swims against the current with great energy and determination. So much pink grapefruit, rose hip and pomegranate, with wild herbs leaping from the glass. Such brilliance at the very long finish. A minor miracle that the 2021 vintage made possible! From organically grown grapes. Vegan. Drink or hold. Screw cap. 95 points." Jamessuckling.com | 7.5% abv |
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| WHITE | 2021 | 1 case | Schloss Johannisberg - Riesling Beerenauslese 'Purpurlack' | Half bottle | £695 per case of 6 | Schloss Johannisberg Riesling Beerenauslese 'Purpurlack' 2021 / 1 case / Half bottle £695 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"Sensational nose of dried peach and apricot, plus a slew of exotic-fruit aromas, most notably King Alfonso mango. Great concentration and succulence, but also very pure and precise, this is a 2021 noble riesling masterpiece! Extremely long, floral-honey and wet-stone finish that charges off into the sunset at breakneck speed. The pinnacle of the vintage from this producer. Drink or hold. 99 points" jamessuckling.com |
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| WHITE | 2022 | 1 case | Donnhoff - Riesling Norheimer Dellchen, Grosses Gewachs | 75cl | £295 per case of 6 | Donnhoff Riesling Norheimer Dellchen, Grosses Gewachs 2022 / 1 case / 75cl £295 per case of 6 |
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| WHITE | 2022 | 6 cases | Gunderloch - Rothenberg Riesling Grosses Gewachs | 75cl | £240 per case of 6 | Gunderloch Rothenberg Riesling Grosses Gewachs 2022 / 6 cases / 75cl £240 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"The 2022 Riesling Nackenheimer Rothenberg Grosses Gewächs is on the rockiest formation of the Permian rhyolitic sandstone. The nose opens with a touch of reduction that bleeds into the savory, stony spiciness that reminds me of potentilla and St. John's Wort alongside citrus zest. An ethereal edge of lemon becomes more intense with air. The palate is almost salty at first, taut, tight, fine, graceful and powerful. Very concentrated, with a real phenolic dimension, the 2022 is utterly mouth-watering and surprisingly sprightly. That sense of salt gets you. It's reminiscent of preserved, salted lemon. (Bone-dry. 2028-2050. 94 points." (AK) Vinous, Jun '23------"In spite of its youth, this has a stunning nose of pink grapefruit, tarragon and wild berries. Concentrated and racy with great concentration for the sleekness of its body. Wonderful brilliance at the extremely long and precise finish where the wet stone minerality is breathtaking. Drinkable now, but best from 2025. 96 points." Jamessuckling.com |
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| RED | 2022 | Rainer Schnaitmann - Pinot Noir 'Steinwiege' | 75cl | £110 per case of 6 | Rainer Schnaitmann Pinot Noir 'Steinwiege' 2022 / / 75cl £110 per case of 6 |
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Tasting NotesSteinwiege' is Rainer's estate Pinot Noir, classified 'VDP'. He focuses on low yields and producing the highest quality fruit. Aged in old 300-litre old oak barrels for 12 months. This has intense aromas of earth and cherries, with more dark cherry, plum and spice notes on the palate and powerful tannins lending appealing structure. 12.5% abv. RKL |
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| RED | 2022 | Rainer Schnaitmann - Spätburgunder Lämmler 'GG' | 75cl | £330 per case of 6 | Rainer Schnaitmann Spätburgunder Lämmler 'GG' 2022 / / 75cl £330 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"Just bottled and officially to be released in September this year, the 2022 Spätburgunder GG Fellbacher Lämmler VDP.Grosse Lage is beautifully pure and fresh on the spicy, earthy and terroir-driven, remarkably intense and elegant nose. Silky, pure and fresh on the palate, this is a full-bodied, concentrated yet defined and mineral-driven Pinot Noir that is one of the finest in Württemberg nowadays. Its finish is intense, tight and saline but also stimulating due to the clear and precise fruit and the tight mineral character. It has a long and complex aftertaste that is always aromatic and juicy. Given the fact that the wine was bottled just two weeks ago, this is a very promising Pinot Noir from the Remstal. 13% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted in August 2024. 2027-2040. 93+ points." (SR) Wine Advocate, Sep '24 |
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| WHITE | 2022 | 1 case | Schloss Johannisberg - Riesling Feinherb 'Gelblack' | 75cl | £120 per case of 6 | Schloss Johannisberg Riesling Feinherb 'Gelblack' 2022 / 1 case / 75cl £120 per case of 6 |
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| WHITE | 2022 | 5 cases | Schloss Johannisberg - Riesling Spatlese 'Grunlack' | 75cl | £210 per case of 6 | Schloss Johannisberg Riesling Spatlese 'Grunlack' 2022 / 5 cases / 75cl £210 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"The nose of this Spatlese makes me think of 18th century engravings of pear and white peach varieties, but that only hints at the enveloping and astonishingly fine fruit that follows on the palate. A masterpiece of finesse, precision and balance, but even that doesn’t say the most important thing, which is the breathtaking leafy freshness and stony clarity at the stunningly long finish. When will it ever stop? From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold. 99 points" jamessuckling.com |
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| WHITE | 2023 | Donnhoff - Riesling Bad Kreuznacher Krötenpfuhl Grosses Gewachs | 75cl | £260 per case of 6 | Donnhoff Riesling Bad Kreuznacher Krötenpfuhl Grosses Gewachs 2023 / / 75cl £260 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes“This is like a whole garden of fresh herbs bathed in morning dew plus a touch of fully ripe gooseberries. This starts quite round and very silky on the medium-bodied palate, then the energy and structure gently build to a serious crescendo. Fantastic harmony right through the very long finish. Drink from release. 96 points.” (SP) Jamessuckling.com Aug ‘24------"...The nose has the slightest hint of smoke, arranging itself beside restrained citrus reshness The palate hones in on that citric, lemony note. This is mouth-watering, bright one beautifully ripe on a slender, almost sinuous but contoured body. (Bone-dry). 2028 - 2060 . 94-96 points." Anne Krebiehl MW, Vinous, Jul '24 |
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| WHITE | 2023 | Donnhoff - Riesling Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Auslese Gold Capsule | Half bottle | £225 per case of 6 | Donnhoff Riesling Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Auslese Gold Capsule 2023 / / Half bottle £225 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes“Enormous finesse and subtlety make this sensational riesling Auslese stand out. There’s terrific concentration and power, but all this is underplayed. So graceful and delightful, this makes you want to linger and wander through its innumerable lanes and alleys. Just a hint of floral honey, but that wraps everything up in a glaze of ravishing beauty. Drink or hold. 99 points.” (SP) Jamessuckling.com Aug ‘24------"...Slight smoke and Reine Cloude plum compote on the nose continue straight to the palate, edged with beautiful lemon brightness. The 2023 shows gorgeous depth, deep lemon and gentle sweetness. A touch of herbal tisane adds a minty edge, exquisitely light, precise and sweet. This wine is a paradigm of lightness and elegance. (Sweet). 2034 - 2070. 96 points." Anne Krebiehl MW, Vinous, Jul '24 |
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| WHITE | 2023 | Donnhoff - Riesling Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Spätlese | 75cl | £220 per case of 6 | Donnhoff Riesling Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Spätlese 2023 / / 75cl £220 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes“Welcome to the Bladerunner of Nahe riesling Spatlese. This is also extremely fine and complex, with a cornucopia of stone fruit, exotic fruit and spices. Radical stony minerality and racy acidity, yet with a feather-light mouthfeel on the barely medium-bodied palate. Then you wonder if the wine will ever leave you, so long is the almost endless farewell. Drink or hold. 99 points.” (SP) Jamessuckling.com Aug ‘24------"Finesse, balance, beauty and gorgeous complexity. Rich, honeyed sweetness and delicate citrus. All the dark, brooding power of the Hermannshöhle woven with a golden thread of playful sweetness. Already showing an unusually early elegance that normally only develops after a few years. 17 points." (PS) Jancisrobinson.com------"The 2023 Riesling Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Spatlese, grown on shale, has equal notions of moss and lemon. The palate carries gentle sweetness but is absolutely precise and slender. Citrus frames everything with the clearest precision. 2023 is glorious in its lightness and disarming in its elegance. (Sweet). 97 points." Anne Krebiehl MW, Vinous, Jul '24 |
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