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Purchase or express interest in the wines from the 2011 Burgundy vintage.
"Once again the Mistral and warm, late Indian summer has blessed us with a great vintage" - Marc Perrin, Beaucastel
Starting at just £11.50 a bottle in bond, the new releases of Bins 28, 150, 407 and 389 offer real value for money and, show immense potential for ageing - if you can resist.
With many lines of rare or old fine wines - and all available by the bottle.
Recent tastings have proved that it is, without a shadow of a doubt, a spectacular vintage and set to be seen as one of the great Port vintages of all time, creating wines of intensity, power and quite surprising poise.
Very lifted, fragrant Cabernet fruit, with wild violets and crushed hedgerow berries. Concentrated in the vineyard rather than the winery, with very fine tannins and crunchy acidity - it has an almost Burgundian feel. Very graceful, complex and long, this proves that there is still value to be found in Bordeaux.
£84 per Case 12 bottles In Bond
Fragrant on the nose, with notes of lime flower, lemongrass and citrus. The palate is crisp and zesty; notes of lemon-peel, cut-grass and crushed stones melding to give an attractive, balanced character.
Only £99 per Case 12 bottles In Bond
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The perfect opportunity to taste great wines and meet the people behind the labels. As places are limited for tastings, please book your tickets early to avoid disappointment.
En Primeur is a French wine trade term for wine which is sold prior to being bottled, for delivery at a future date.
Why buy En Primeur?
Bringing wine in from other merchants couldn't be easier! We provide drink dates, tasting notes and market values where available. What's more, for sealed original cases, there is no RHD charge.
While much of the wine sold today is designed for immediate drinking, a number of wines improve with age. Storing in a professional wine storage facility is ideal for serious collectors and investors alike.
From just £9.36 per case per year, our leading fine wine storage service offers:
As one of the largest managers of private customer reserves in the UK, we are ideally placed to operate a flourishing trading service for fine wines.
Selling wines on our customers' behalf for many years, our proactive wine-trading team are fully attuned to market conditions, and ready to provide up-to-the-minute advice about the wines in your cellar.
IN STOCK
Wine currently held in transit or abroad, estimated arrival in the UK April 2014 (Find out more about En Primeur)
Wine Details
Tasting Note
Region Details
A plush and inviting nose gives some sense of the ripeness and intensity to follow. The perfectly proportioned palate shows generous notes of ripe black cherries, a little mocha lies in the background. Substantial, but fine grained tannins provide structure, whilst elegance is retained by a vein of fresh acidity. Notes of exotic spice and toasty oak round off the sumptuous finish.
Bordeaux is France's largest quality wine region, indeed producing almost as much wine as Australia. Its westerly position ensures a mild maritime climate, a long growing season and mild summers; rains in the autumn are the primary threat to the harvest, dampening expectations in around one year in three. Red wine predominates - indeed many white wine vines are being uprooted today - with Merlot the dominant variety. The region is dissected by the Gironde estuary, with on the Left Bank the district appellations of the Médoc and the Graves and on the Right Bank, those of Saint-Emilion and Pomerol amongst others. Sauternes is made in the south of the region. The notable red and sweet wines were classified in 1855 according to their then status. At that time not a single Pomerol or Saint-Emilion was deemed worthy despite their historic traditions, and only a single Graves wine. In the last few decades first Saint-Emilion and then Pomerol have become intensely fashionable, their usually small production guaranteeing a premium for scarcity.
Established in 1854, Lay & wheeler is an international fine wine merchant specialising in en primeur, in bond and fine wine sales, cellerage and broking.
Lay & Wheeler Limited, Holton Park,Holton St Mary, Suffolk CO7 6NN.
Email: sales@laywheeler.com
Tel: 01473 313 300
+44 (0)1473 313 300 (Monday to Friday 8:30am - 5:30pm) | sales@laywheeler.com
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Contact Address: Lay & Wheeler Limited, Holton Park, Holton St Mary, Suffolk CO7 6NN
Registered Address: Lay & Wheeler Limited, Majestic House, Otterspool Way, Watford, WD25 8WW, England
