Top 3 Best Wines Of The Month

1 Alain Gayraud, Château Lamartine, Cahors, Southwest France, France, 2014

Alain Gayraud
Château Lamartine
2014
Cahors
Southwest France
France
Platinum: Best Red Southwest France under £15
96
Red
Still – Dry (below 5 g/L residual sugar)
75cl
Natural Cork
12.5%
90% Malbec, 10% Merlot
Voluptuous and inviting, with warm ripe layers of black cherry, plum and prune gently tied together with soft oak and enticing leafy notes. Mouth-filling and dense with succulent plump black fruit, gentle floral and leafy hints, beautifully integrated sweet oak and supple soft tannins. Super!

2. Angove Family Winemakers, Warboys Vineyard Shiraz, McLaren Vale, South Australia, Australia, 2014

Angove Family Winemakers 
Warboys Vineyard Shiraz
2014
McLaren Vale
South Australia
Australia
Platinum: Best Australian Red Rhône Varietals over £15
95
Red
Still – Dry (below 5 g/L residual sugar)
75cl
Screwcap/Stelvin
14.5%
00% Shiraz
Alluring, inviting and very, very welcoming with seamless layers of stewed plum, inky cassis, pretty red berry fruit and elegant, peppery spice. Seductive and mouthfilling, offering a bright core of concentrated, deep, rich red fruit and beautifully framed with stunning, supple tannins.

3. Argyros, Vinsanto 20 Years Barrel Aged, Santorini, Aegean Islands, Greece, 1992

Argyros
Vinsanto 20 Years Barrel Aged
1992
Santorini
Aegean Islands
Greece
Platinum: Best Greek Sweet over £15
96
White
Sweet – (from 45 g/L residual sugar)
50cl
Natural Cork
13.5%
80% Assyrtiko, 10% Aïdani, 10% Athiri
Deep walnut colour with a green tinge. Flavours of fig compote with spice and coffee beans. This wine is truly something that all wine lovers must experience at least once in their lives. Could age further and not lose its lustre. A concentrated elixir to sip slowly.