Red wine
ExCellar boasts a wide range of red wines, and in many different styles. There are many factors which play a part in the style of a wine. They are: Choice of grape variety, climate, soil, place and vinification method. Including wild varieties, those used for raisins and table grapes, it is said that there are some 8,000 grape varieties in the world. The main red grapes are: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Syrah, which is also known as Shiraz, Gamay, Grenache, Malbec, Cabernet Franc, Zinfandel, Tempranillo and Sangiovese. There are many others, and you will find that some red wine is a blend of several grape varieties, whilst others are the product of one grape only, such as red Burgundy, which is made from Pinot Noir.ExCellar recommends:
Bergerie La Bastide red 2010
Languedoc, France
Minervois rouge Azerolle
Minervois, France
Saint Aubin Rouge
Burgundy, France
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An excellent example of the great value and quality to be found in the Languedoc.
Grape 40% Grenache Noir, 30% Merlot and 30% Cinsault.
Food Choice Provencal veal stew with peppers and tomatoes.
Product code : 40662
- £6.99
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This is a soft and round wine with lots of red berry fruit flavour - very easy to drink.
Grape 50% Mourvedre,25% Syrah 25% Grenache
Food Choice Light elegant meals, salads and grilled meats.
Product code : 40567
- £8.99
- 20% off 6 price is £7.19
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A superb juicy dark red wine which delivers bags of fruit.
Grape 100% Cinsault
Food Choice Lamb chops, salad of pigeon, stuffed tomatoes.
Product code : 40566
- £9.99
- 20% off 6 price is £7.99
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Supple, refreshing and full of cherry fruit - serious Gaillac!
Grape 75% Duras, 25% Fer
Food Choice Drink with game, charcuterie and hearty cheese.
Product code : 40562
- £9.99
- 20% off 6 price is £7.99
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Stunning Value for this Bordeaux Superieur.
Grape 60% Merlot 30 Cabernet Sauvingon, 10% Cabernet Franc
Food Choice Just fantastic with red meat and goes a treat with a juicy steak cooked over hot coals...
Product code : 40018
- £9.99
- 20% off 6 price is £7.99
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80% of the 'grand' Left Bank experience for less than a quarter of the price. Everyone should have 6 bottles of this tucked away.
Food Choice Drink with a sunday roast.
Product code : 40514
- £10.99
- 20% off 6 price is £8.79
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Dark and brooding with an abundance of rich fruit - quality oozes from this wine.
Grape Malbec and Merlot.
Food Choice Maigret of duck.
Product code : 40560
- £10.99
- 20% off 6 price is £8.79
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Full of cherry and blackberry fruit - nature with its fragrances!
Food Choice This is great with a good steak but also try with fish such as pike and also salmon with a sorrel sauce.
Product code : 40529
- £11.99
- 20% off 6 price is £9.59
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An elegant and aromatic Cotes Du Rhone Villages.
Grape Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre
Food Choice Grilled steak and hearty cheese.
Product code : 40659
- £11.99
- 20% off 6 price is £9.59
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Lively, fresh and fruity - a moreish red from the Loire.
Grape PInot Noir/Gamay
Food Choice Drink with guinea fowl, chicken, charcuterie and hard cheese.
Product code : 40548
- £11.99
- 20% off 6 price is £9.59
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