The OLD BRIDGE
Wine Shop
At every price level, an outstanding selection
of wines chosen by John Hoskins MW
FOOD MATCH; HEARTY CASSEROLES
| Rich wines for rich food. No problem with tannic reds either, but the key is to have plenty of flavour in the wine to cope with the intensity of the dish | ||
| 488 |
2016 BARBERA D'ALBA, Pistin, Grimaldi. Piedmont, Italy Very ripe; high acid; firm tannin. Serious stuff more... |
£19.50
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| 537 |
2016 MONASTRELL, Castano. Yecla, Spain Hearty, full-flavoured, honest red from the deep south of Spain more... |
£9.50
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| 554 |
2015 JESTER SHIRAZ, Mitolo. McLaren Vale, Australia McLaren Vale makes Aus's juiciest, ripest, most hedonistic Shiraz more... |
£16.95
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| 568 |
2015 RASTEAU, Le Ponce, Domaine des Escaravailles. Rhône 80% Grenache, 20% Syrah – powerful but rounded and juicy more... |
£23.00
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| 570 |
2014 PALAZZO DELLA TORRE, Allegrini. Valpolicella, Veneto "Ripasso" style - 30% dried grapes added for a second fermentation more... |
£22.00
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| 575 |
2013 TANNAT, Fincas Notables, El Esteco. Calchaqui Valley, Argentina Outstanding example of a famously tough grape variety more... |
£23.00
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| 620 |
2016 NEGROAMARO, Il Pumo, San Marzano. Puglia, Italy Broad, spicy, savoury but soft - a true taste of the south more... |
£9.95
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| 635 |
2014 SPENCER PINOTAGE, Lemberg. Tulbagh, South Africa Big and ripe, but bright and lively too more... |
£18.95
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| 644 |
2011 SONHADOR, Howard's Folly. Alentejo, Portugal Portuguese grapes and Syrah; big, savoury, serious more... |
£17.00
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| 648 |
2015 BOUQUET DES GARRIGUES, Le Clos du Caillou. Côtes du Rhône Rich and spicy Grenache from a top estate in Châteauneuf-du-Pape more... |
£19.00
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| 654 |
2014 PICA BROCA, La Sauvageonne. Terrasses du Larzac, Languedoc Powerful and serious Syrah-Grenache. Fine quality from the deep south. more... |
£24.00
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| 665 |
2010 ARCANE, ‘La Lune’, Xavier Vignon. Côtes du Rhône Pure Syrah (most unusual for the south). Savoury complexity more... |
£34.00
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| 872 |
2014 SHIRAZ, Shaw and Smith. Adelaide Hills, South Australia (Magnum) A cool climate style of Shiraz; rich but peppery and lively more... |
£69.00
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| BACK TO FOOD MATCHES | ||
| Rich wines for rich food. No problem with tannic reds either, but the key is to have plenty of flavour in the wine to cope with the intensity of the dish | ||
| 488 |
2016 BARBERA D'ALBA, Pistin, Grimaldi. Piedmont, Italy Very ripe; high acid; firm tannin. Serious stuff more... |
£19.50
VIEW
|
| 537 |
2016 MONASTRELL, Castano. Yecla, Spain Hearty, full-flavoured, honest red from the deep south of Spain more... |
£9.50
VIEW
|
| 554 |
2015 JESTER SHIRAZ, Mitolo. McLaren Vale, Australia McLaren Vale makes Aus's juiciest, ripest, most hedonistic Shiraz more... |
£16.95
VIEW
|
| 568 |
2015 RASTEAU, Le Ponce, Domaine des Escaravailles. Rhône 80% Grenache, 20% Syrah – powerful but rounded and juicy more... |
£23.00
VIEW
|
| 570 |
2014 PALAZZO DELLA TORRE, Allegrini. Valpolicella, Veneto "Ripasso" style - 30% dried grapes added for a second fermentation more... |
£22.00
VIEW
|
| 575 |
2013 TANNAT, Fincas Notables, El Esteco. Calchaqui Valley, Argentina Outstanding example of a famously tough grape variety more... |
£23.00
VIEW
|
| 620 |
2016 NEGROAMARO, Il Pumo, San Marzano. Puglia, Italy Broad, spicy, savoury but soft - a true taste of the south more... |
£9.95
VIEW
|
| 635 |
2014 SPENCER PINOTAGE, Lemberg. Tulbagh, South Africa Big and ripe, but bright and lively too more... |
£18.95
VIEW
|
| 644 |
2011 SONHADOR, Howard's Folly. Alentejo, Portugal Portuguese grapes and Syrah; big, savoury, serious more... |
£17.00
VIEW
|
| 648 |
2015 BOUQUET DES GARRIGUES, Le Clos du Caillou. Côtes du Rhône Rich and spicy Grenache from a top estate in Châteauneuf-du-Pape more... |
£19.00
VIEW
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| 654 |
2014 PICA BROCA, La Sauvageonne. Terrasses du Larzac, Languedoc Powerful and serious Syrah-Grenache. Fine quality from the deep south. more... |
£24.00
VIEW
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| 665 |
2010 ARCANE, ‘La Lune’, Xavier Vignon. Côtes du Rhône Pure Syrah (most unusual for the south). Savoury complexity more... |
£34.00
VIEW
|
| 872 |
2014 SHIRAZ, Shaw and Smith. Adelaide Hills, South Australia (Magnum) A cool climate style of Shiraz; rich but peppery and lively more... |
£69.00
VIEW
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