November 20th, 2011
Fine wines online – our collection

 finewines

We are one of the UK’s largest stockists of fine wine so you’ll find we have a selection that is second to none – in fact one of the best selection of Clarets in the UK. And whats’ more, our easy-to-use search facility makes finding the wine you’re looking for a doddle – (click the picture above to go straight to the wines).

The fine wines are categorsied from the prestige regions of Graves, Haut-Medoc, Margaux, Pauillac, Pomerol, Saint-Emilion, Saint-Estephe and Saint-Julien …and they are all here, in stock, in the climatically-controlled warehouse.

Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Fine wines online | No Comments »

November 11th, 2011
Italian fine wine from Montegrosso d’Asti

montegrosso1The feudal Castle of Montegrosso d’Asti, built in 1134 by order of the Marquis Bonifacio del Vasto, lord of the city of Asti, dominates and extensive hilly area which is very much dedicated to the culture of vines, and it is the castle’s tranquil spacious, centuries-old cellars which provide a worthy home for the noble D.O.C. and D.O.C.G. wines of these hills.  The owners of the Montegrosso winery, the Motta family, have been producing wines since 1794. The Ruleja vineyards, including two hectares of old grapevines planted 60 years ago, benefit from the calcareous soil with sandy strata and the high altitude.

montegrosso2Love of wine is something which is passed on from father to son, from one generation to the next. In fact there are documents to prove that the Motta family have been wine makers since 1794; and are therefore proud to show their experience and traditions by presenting today, just as they have done in the past, the very best of Piedmontese wine making.  These wines, which are produced according to traditional and consistent winemaking methods, are selected at the right moment, matured in oak casks, and at the point when they reach the correct degree of maturity they are bottled and stored.

This 1997 Indré  Castello di Montegrosso is from the Piemonte region –  Castello di Montegrosso is the only azienda which produces this rare red wine “‘Indré”. Produced from the grapes of the same name together with other rare varieties grown in Piedmont in the Middle Ages, rediscovered & cultivated exclusively by Castello di Montegrosso.

ITL244

The wine – It is an original wine of exceptional nose, harmoniously blended, generous and rich, elegant and lingering with traces of Lily-of-the-Valley and almonds. The flavours are enhanced, warm and velvety – an attractive ruby red colour , a sensational bouquet of dark red berries and a taste of fruit and truffle. 

To view this fantastic Italian fine wine – click here to order

 

Tags: , , , , ,
Posted in Fine wines online | No Comments »

November 11th, 2011
Italian Fine Red Wine from Accordini – Amarone Riserva Classico

Accordinilogo

ITL252new

Italian Fine Wine

Fine Wines - Vin Vino Direct

Fine Wines - Vin Vino Direct

This small estate winery has deep country roots: their founders have been share-croppers, then landowners and finally wine-makers. Today, the company is led by Stefano Accordini himself, helped by his wife Giuseppina and his two sons, Tiziano and Daniele. The family estate extends over 6 hectares situated in Negrar, the heart of Valpolicella, in a town called Bessole.

These vineyards are a precious source of great satisfaction thanks to their southern-east exposure and their soil, which is well balanced in its components. A good choice of three different varieties of grapes, Corvine, Rondinelle and Corvinone, grafted by Stefano and taken from vines of high quality, guarantees the production of ripe grapes well suited to be withered. A great focus is given to the grape withering, a technique which enables the production of the most important wines of the Accordini family such as Amarone, Fornetto, Fornetto Acinato, Recioto Acinato, the white “Bricco delle Bessole” and the innovative IGT Passo. The traditional techniques, such as Ripasso, are employed to produce fine wines of a very high level, such as the Valpolicella Classico Superiore.

This featured Italian fine wine is the 2000 Amarone Riserva Classico – ‘Le Bessole’ … just one of the fine red wines to come out of this vineyard.  This wine is a unique Riserva made only in outstanding vintages.

accordiniharvestThe grapes: 70% Corvina, 20% Rondinella, 10% Corvinoni – selection of the best grapes from individual bunches in the premier cru region. The grapes are generally harvested in the first two weeks of October. They are laid on racks in single layers to allow a better air circulation. The grapes start to dry out on the fruit and on average, after 120 days, they loose 45% of their weight. Throughout this period of time the grapes are checked on a regular basis and any damaged clusters are removed. The grapes are vinified end of February with a long maceration on the skins until the wine reaches an alcohol content of at least 15%. The wine is then refined in kegs before being transferred into barrels. The wine is usually bottled 3 years later.

Tasting:  Intense garnet color with black cherry and raspberry aromas. The mouth is full, persistent with a good structure. An incredibly rich and smooth wine which can be purchased though ourselves.

2000 Amarone Riserva Classico – ‘Le Bessole’, please click here to view this fantastic wine.  We also have the following exclusive wines from the Accordini estate;

2006 Valpolicella Classico Superiore ‘Le Bessole’ – click here

2005 Ripasso di Valpolicella – click here

2002 Ripassa di Amarone – click here

2001 Soffio del Creato del Amarone – click here

2004 Recioto della Valpolicella ‘La Viole’ – click here

Tags: , , , , , ,
Posted in Fine wines online | No Comments »

November 9th, 2011
Italian Fine Wine from Accordini – Amarone Le Bessole

Fine Wines Online 

Our 2000 Riserva Amarone ‘Le Bessole’ from the Accordini stable is one for those special occasions…

Amarone Riserva 

This wine has just been released onto the market and is now ready to drink. Having seen 18 months in new oak, with the grapes firstly dried on racks for 120 days, this deep and super-concentrated wine has emerged and is an experience to taste.

1st Prize – Gambero Rosso 2005       Wine Spectator 2004 – 90 points out of 100

Tasting Notes: A unique Riserva made only in outstanding vintages with a selection of the best grapes from individual bunches in the premier cru region. The grapes once picked are dried in racks for 120 days until the following February, then pressed and aged up to five years in large oak barrels. An incredibly rich and smooth red wine from a unique Italian grower.

Grape Variety: 70% Corvina, 20% Rondinella, 10% Corvinoni

To buy this wine online at only £23.90, click here

The entire range of Accordini wines are exclusive to Vin Vino Direct and naturally, therefore, to you.  We also have the following great wines available from the Italian wine producer Accordini;

2006 Valpolicella Classico Superiore ‘Le Bessole’ – click here

2005 Ripasso di Valpolicella – click here

2002 Ripassa di Amarone – click here

2001 Soffio del Creato del Amarone – click here

2004 Recioto della Valpolicella ‘La Viole’ – click here

Grower Profile: 

This small estate winery has deep country roots: their founders have been share-croppers, then landowners and finally wine-makers. Today, the company is led by Stefano Accordini himself, helped by his wife Giuseppina and his two sons, Tiziano and Daniele. The family estate extends over 6 hectares situated in Negrar, the heart of Valpolicella, in a town called Bessole.

These vineyards are a precious source of great satisfaction thanks to their southern-east exposure and their soil, which is well balanced in its components. A good choice of three different varieties of grapes, Corvine, Rondinelle and Corvinone, grafted by Stefano and taken from vines of high quality, guarantees the production of ripe grapes well suited to be withered. A great focus is given to the grape withering, a technique which enables the production of the most important wines of the Accordini family such as Amarone, Fornetto, Fornetto Acinato, Recioto Acinato, the white “Bricco delle Bessole” and the innovative IGT Passo. The traditional techniques, such as Ripasso, are employed to produce fine wines of a very high level, such as the Valpolicella Classico Superiore

Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Fine wines online | Comments Off

November 23rd, 2010
Magic from Bordeaux – Château La Conseillante, Pomerol

The ChâteauLa Conseillante
ConseillanteThe Conseillante vineyard lies on the very boundary between Pomerol and St Emilion, and one of its nearest neighbours is the St Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classé estate Cheval-Blanc, just across the road to the east. Indeed, although the nearest vineyards include Vieux Chateau Certan, Pétrus and L’Evangile, all Pomerol thoroughbreds, a number of the Conseillante vines actually lie within the St Emilion commune. Underfoot, the soils are a mix of the types associated with the two communes; some clay, some sand, some gravel too. There are 12 hectares of vines all told, 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, planted in a single block, the characteristics of which have not changed since the acquisition of the estate by the Nicolas family in 1871.

The wine label of Les Héritiers Nicolas shows a shield with a silver border enclosing the letter “N”. The violet cap represents the characteristic flavour of the wine. These items, chosen by the Nicolas brothers in 1871, remain elegantly relevant at the beginning of the 21st Century.

La Conseillante bottleThe vines, planted at a standard density of 6000 vines/ha, see controlled yields, as evidenced by a figure of 38 hl/ha for the 2005 vintage, achieved through a rolling process of pruning and bud-thinning, with leaf-thinning to improve quality of ripening. The harvest is manual, with the fruit sorted by an arrangement of four sorting tables, and destemmed prior to a cold maceration and fermentation which is carried out according to plot of origin. The malolactic tends to begin in vat, prior to running off and then gentle pressing, before being finished off in barrels, between 80% and 100% new each vintage, where the wine will rest for up to eighteen months, with a racking every third month. There is an egg white fining prior to bottling, but filtration is avoided. Selection and blending occurs when the wine is still in barrel, with the best lots destined for the grand vin, Chateau La Conseillante, with lesser aliquots going into a second wine, newly created with the 2007 vintage, named Duo de Conseillante, which will see only 12 months ageing in wood, using older barrels. Total production at the estate amounts to about 5000 cases, with the second wine accounting for up to 20% of this figure.

Tasting:
An awesome effort. The bouquet of plums, exotic spices and vanilin is followed by a wine that has brilliant definition and remarkable freshness and depth of fruit, as well as grace and elegance. Fabulously long, pure, sweet and expansive, with an explosive finish….you can buy this fantastic wine online at only £115.00 / bottle – click here

Tags: , , , , , ,
Posted in Fine wines online | No Comments »

November 23rd, 2010
Bordeaux fine wine – Château Calon-Ségur 1996

Château Calon-SégurCalon-Segur 1996 is a great opportunity to taste a Bordeaux growth from one of the greatest ever Bordeaux vintages. 

Fine Wines - Vin Vino Direct

Fine Wines - Vin Vino Direct

Calon-Ségur’s present day motto emanates from the latter half of the century, when the Marquis Nicolas de Ségur, the ‘Prince of Vines’, who already owned Lafite and Latour, took control of Calon (as it was) and declared: “I make wine at Lafite and Latour, but my heart belongs to Calon.”  To this day, a heart remains on the label.

Calon-Ségur lies just to the north of St-Estephe and comprises 183 acres of vineyards, as we ll as a beautiful striking white château, surrounded by a stone wall (clos),  and  currently owned by Madame Gasqueton.  The 1995 and 1996 vintages were much acclaimed as a change in style after Madame Gasqueton took over the estate in succession to her late husband Philippe Capbern Gasqueton.

This amazing wine from us is a 3′me Grand Cru Classé – at only £128.00 …click here to buy wine online.

Tasting: An immensely concentrated red-purple colour with a bouquet of redcurrants, nuts and a wealth of red fruits. Good structure, compact, mouth-watering and full of the strength on the palate.

Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon 60%, Merlot 40%

For more fine wine offers, bordeaux wine, chateau wine and to buy wine online, visit us at Vin Vino Direct and taste exclusive wine today.

Tags: , , ,
Posted in Fine wines online | Comments Off

November 20th, 2010
A classic Roast Lamb and fine red wine pairing…

RoastLamb1Lamb is a rich, fatty meat and so is best complimented by confident, well-structured robust reds which stand their ground.

A classic wine pairing is a good quality red Bordeaux, or any of the better Cabernet Sauvignons or Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot blends from California, Chile, Argentina,  South Africa or Australia. Otherwise, Reserva or Gran Reserva Rioja, Ribera del Duero,RoastLamb2 or a heartier red Burgundy or New World Pinot Noir, are all a fantastic match, as are chunky, spicy but not-too-young reds from the Rhône.

 

To pair really powerful bastings of anchovies and capers or lashings of rosemary and garlic, your finest wines may suffer, so choose the fullest examples you can find of the recommended wines. Finally, beware too much mint sauce; the vinegary bite plays havoc with the fruit in wines…

Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Fine wines online | No Comments »

November 13th, 2010
Superb Italian Accordini 2000 Riserva Amarone ‘Le Bessole’

Fine Wines Online

Fine Wines Online

Our 2000 Riserva Amarone ‘Le Bessole’ from the Accordini stable is one for those special occasions…

Amarone Riserva

Amarone Riserva

This wine has just been released onto the market and is now ready to drink. Having seen 18 months in new oak, with the grapes firstly dried on racks for 120 days, this deep and super-concentrated wine has emerged and is an experience to taste.

1st Prize – Gambero Rosso 2005       Wine Spectator 2004 – 90 points out of 100

Tasting Notes

A unique Riserva made only in outstanding vintages with a selection of the best grapes from individual bunches in the premier cru region. The grapes once picked are dried in racks for 120 days until the following February, then pressed and aged up to five years in large oak barrels. Incredibly rich and smooth.

The entire range of Accordini wines are exclusive to Vin Vino Direct and naturally, therefore, to you.  We also have the following great wines available from Accordini;

2006 Valpolicella Classico Superiore ‘Le Bessole’ – click here

2005 Ripasso di Valpolicella – click here

2002 Ripassa di Amarone – click here

2001 Soffio del Creato del Amarone – click here

2004 Recioto della Valpolicella ‘La Viole’ – click here

Tags: , , , , ,
Posted in Fine wines online | No Comments »