Wine Best Buys, Great Value, Affordable, Sale Wine
Here we’re listing a selection of great value affordable wines. Some are “bin ends” which we are discontinuing. Others are simply good wines at the right price which we keep in stock, and others may be parcels of wine which we were able to buy on a good deal
Either way all these wines are good value and most importantly good quality.
90 points Tim Atkin
93 Points Descorchados
An excellent addition to the Maquis range from this superb Chilean winery. Thier super premium Franco is sensational and this is fantastic too at a more affordable price.
90% Cabernet Franc, 9% Carménère & 1% Cabernet Sauvignon. I don’t have my tasting notes to hand so going from memory only, this is a delicious wine. Big, opulent and very smooth. It’s a bargain at this price.
£17.99
90 points Tim Atkin
93 Points Descorchados
An excellent addition to the Maquis range from this superb Chilean winery. Thier super premium Franco is sensational and this is fantastic too at a more affordable price.
90% Cabernet Franc, 9% Carménère & 1% Cabernet Sauvignon. I don’t have my tasting notes to hand so going from memory only, this is a delicious wine. Big, opulent and very smooth. It’s a bargain at this price.
£17.99
Tim Atkin 91 Points
James Suckling 89 Points
Descorchados 91 Points
A unique wine fermented with Japanese Sake yeast allowing for much cooler fermentation. Aged on the lees in stainless steel tanks for 12 months to gain complexity.
This is a true artisan Pinot Noir, elegant and soft with red fruit flavours and well balanced acidity. Great any time but particularly good with the turkey!
This is a poor photoshopped image – the wine is in a very impressive heavyweight dumpy bottle and looks fantastic (makes a great gift!)
£17.99
Tim Atkin 91 Points
James Suckling 89 Points
Descorchados 91 Points
A unique wine fermented with Japanese Sake yeast allowing for much cooler fermentation. Aged on the lees in stainless steel tanks for 12 months to gain complexity.
This is a true artisan Pinot Noir, elegant and soft with red fruit flavours and well balanced acidity. Great any time but particularly good with the turkey!
This is a poor photoshopped image – the wine is in a very impressive heavyweight dumpy bottle and looks fantastic (makes a great gift!)
£17.99
Mauricio Lorca has created this superb white blend to accompany his fantastic red varietals in his Block One range.
The grapes are sourced from two premier vineyards in the Uco Valley, fermented in part in oak for complexity, and the rest in stainless steel for freshness.
Big fruit flavours on the palate, peach, apple and melon, full and round in the mouth. Then the subtle oak comes in on the long buttery finish.
This is very good wine and RRP is over £20. This is the end of the 2021 stock so grab a bargain while stocks last.
£14.99
Mauricio Lorca has created this superb white blend to accompany his fantastic red varietals in his Block One range.
The grapes are sourced from two premier vineyards in the Uco Valley, fermented in part in oak for complexity, and the rest in stainless steel for freshness.
Big fruit flavours on the palate, peach, apple and melon, full and round in the mouth. Then the subtle oak comes in on the long buttery finish.
This is very good wine and RRP is over £20. This is the end of the 2021 stock so grab a bargain while stocks last.
£14.99
Another addition to Mauricio Lorca’s superb Block One range.
The grapes are sourced from Mauricio’s vineyard at Vista Flores in the Uco Valley. Aged in new oak for 6 months.
Pale gold in colour with noticeable oak on the nose. Big and buttery in the mouth but not heavy. The oak is well balanced and integrated giving a full mouthfeel but still being clean and fresh on the finish, where the natural acidity from the high altitude of the vineyard cuts in cleansing the palate. More reminiscent of Burgundy than “new world” chardonnay.
This is very good wine and RRP is £20+. This is the end of the 2021 stock so grab a bargain while stocks last.
£14.99
Another addition to Mauricio Lorca’s superb Block One range.
The grapes are sourced from Mauricio’s vineyard at Vista Flores in the Uco Valley. Aged in new oak for 6 months.
Pale gold in colour with noticeable oak on the nose. Big and buttery in the mouth but not heavy. The oak is well balanced and integrated giving a full mouthfeel but still being clean and fresh on the finish, where the natural acidity from the high altitude of the vineyard cuts in cleansing the palate. More reminiscent of Burgundy than “new world” chardonnay.
This is very good wine and RRP is £20+. This is the end of the 2021 stock so grab a bargain while stocks last.
£14.99
This artisan Tampesta Albarin is from the DO Tierra de Leon in North Western Spain. It’s a lovely full flavoured wine with body and good mouth feel, having been aged on the lees. Very fresh and natural on the long finish, made by expert Galician winemaker Luis Buitrón, vice-president of the Spanish Federation of Winemakers and president of the Association of Oenologists of Galicia. This vintage is excellent once again.
£13.99
This artisan Tampesta Albarin is from the DO Tierra de Leon in North Western Spain. It’s a lovely full flavoured wine with body and good mouth feel, having been aged on the lees. Very fresh and natural on the long finish, made by expert Galician winemaker Luis Buitrón, vice-president of the Spanish Federation of Winemakers and president of the Association of Oenologists of Galicia. This vintage is excellent once again.
£13.99
A fantastic new wine which is a pet project from our favourite Spanish supplier. Cecilia had Rosa Zarza make the wine, and many of you will have enjoyed her reds such as the Incredulo wines and the superb Tinta Rosa and 14 Meses. Well here Rosa has made a superb Verdejo from organically grown grapes. This “Julia” has now been rebranded this vintage under Malcaracter’s name where the wine is actually made, and presentation has changed – we don’t have an up to date image as yet. They are basically all working together producing a small selection of superior wines and it made sense for them to have the “Julia” under the Malcaracter brand.
The wine itself is of course the same excellent quality and is delicious and highly recommended. Low in sulphites so a great healthy lifestyle option.
£13.00
A fantastic new wine which is a pet project from our favourite Spanish supplier. Cecilia had Rosa Zarza make the wine, and many of you will have enjoyed her reds such as the Incredulo wines and the superb Tinta Rosa and 14 Meses. Well here Rosa has made a superb Verdejo from organically grown grapes. This “Julia” has now been rebranded this vintage under Malcaracter’s name where the wine is actually made, and presentation has changed – we don’t have an up to date image as yet. They are basically all working together producing a small selection of superior wines and it made sense for them to have the “Julia” under the Malcaracter brand.
The wine itself is of course the same excellent quality and is delicious and highly recommended. Low in sulphites so a great healthy lifestyle option.
£13.00
This Blanco de Roberto, organic white is a straight Sauvignon Blanc, made in a soft and gentle style.
It’s an excellent, easy drinking wine with balanced natural acidity, fresh flavours and a long crisp finish.
Perfect for summer, great with all kinds of food.
£13.99
This Blanco de Roberto, organic white is a straight Sauvignon Blanc, made in a soft and gentle style.
It’s an excellent, easy drinking wine with balanced natural acidity, fresh flavours and a long crisp finish.
Perfect for summer, great with all kinds of food.
£13.99
This Blanco de Maria, organic white blend is a great find in time for the summer.
Lovely flavours, soft and gentle acidity, pure and clean with low sulphite content.
Highly recommended.
£13.49
This Blanco de Maria, organic white blend is a great find in time for the summer.
Lovely flavours, soft and gentle acidity, pure and clean with low sulphite content.
Highly recommended.
£13.49
This organic Rosado de Fermin is a fantastic new organic Rose wine for us.
Elegant, fresh with gentle acidity and lovely flavours. It has become very popular with our regulars and we are very fortunate that we were recently able to get some more as we got the very last stock the winery had left.
It’s difficult to find good quality low sulphite Rose wines and this one is a cracker!
£13.49
This organic Rosado de Fermin is a fantastic new organic Rose wine for us.
Elegant, fresh with gentle acidity and lovely flavours. It has become very popular with our regulars and we are very fortunate that we were recently able to get some more as we got the very last stock the winery had left.
It’s difficult to find good quality low sulphite Rose wines and this one is a cracker!
£13.49
Tinto de Abel is an organic red made from the Bobal grape, hand harvested and lightly pressed.
Soft and fruity, easy drinking, gentle tannins. Very enjoyable, great wine for BBQs!
Please note Jane had a very mild reaction to the sulphites so if you have a sulphite allergy you may wish to avoid this wine. I enjoyed it and for everybody else it’s a great healthy wine, we are just being extra cautious as we have quite a few customers who suffer from the sulphite allergy, so we haven’t given it a low sulphite rating (despite it being low compared to mainstream wines!
£13.49
Tinto de Abel is an organic red made from the Bobal grape, hand harvested and lightly pressed.
Soft and fruity, easy drinking, gentle tannins. Very enjoyable, great wine for BBQs!
Please note Jane had a very mild reaction to the sulphites so if you have a sulphite allergy you may wish to avoid this wine. I enjoyed it and for everybody else it’s a great healthy wine, we are just being extra cautious as we have quite a few customers who suffer from the sulphite allergy, so we haven’t given it a low sulphite rating (despite it being low compared to mainstream wines!
£13.49
James Suckling 90 Points
Decanter Bronze Medal
100% Macabeo. This organic Cava is fantastic. Good fruit, very fine mousse with nicely balanced natural acidity making it smooth and very easy to drink.
This wine is delicious and I expect it to quickly become one of our best sellers.
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£13.99
James Suckling 90 Points
Decanter Bronze Medal
100% Macabeo. This organic Cava is fantastic. Good fruit, very fine mousse with nicely balanced natural acidity making it smooth and very easy to drink.
This wine is delicious and I expect it to quickly become one of our best sellers.
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£13.99
Cava No11 Rosado Organic Brut Dominio de la Vega
This is a fantastic organic Rose Cava. Lovely strawberry flavours with a hint of sweetness, fine mousse then a nice dry finish.
Again nicely integrated natural acidity so none of that “burn” synonymous with cheap factory produced cavas! It is delicious and I expect it to be a big hit.
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£14.99
Cava No11 Rosado Organic Brut Dominio de la Vega
This is a fantastic organic Rose Cava. Lovely strawberry flavours with a hint of sweetness, fine mousse then a nice dry finish.
Again nicely integrated natural acidity so none of that “burn” synonymous with cheap factory produced cavas! It is delicious and I expect it to be a big hit.
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£14.99
Champagne and Sparkling Wines World Championship 2024
- World Champion Organic Sparkling Wine
- Best Spanish Sparkling Wine
- Best Spanish Cava
- Best Spanish Cava Brut Vintage
Decanter 91 Points
A fantastic new organic Reserva Cava from Dominio de la Vega.
Rich, biscuity flavour with a fine mousse and a crisp finish. This is delicious.
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£16.00
Champagne and Sparkling Wines World Championship 2024
- World Champion Organic Sparkling Wine
- Best Spanish Sparkling Wine
- Best Spanish Cava
- Best Spanish Cava Brut Vintage
Decanter 91 Points
A fantastic new organic Reserva Cava from Dominio de la Vega.
Rich, biscuity flavour with a fine mousse and a crisp finish. This is delicious.
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£16.00
A delicious low sulphite Rose from artisan producer Arid Wines in Stellenbosch.
Pale salmon/copper in colour. Big red berry flavours with full body from short ageing in oak.
Great balance and lovely flavours. This is a great wine for enjoying on it’s own but will pair particularly well with cheese and charcuterie.
£11.99
A delicious low sulphite Rose from artisan producer Arid Wines in Stellenbosch.
Pale salmon/copper in colour. Big red berry flavours with full body from short ageing in oak.
Great balance and lovely flavours. This is a great wine for enjoying on it’s own but will pair particularly well with cheese and charcuterie.
£11.99
Premios Baco Gold Medal
This Tampesta Rose from the DO Tierra de Leon in North Western Spain is a lovely soft and fruity natural Rose made by expert Galician winemaker Luis Buitrón, vice-president of the Spanish Federation of Winemakers and president of the Association of Oenologists of Galicia.
£13.49
Premios Baco Gold Medal
This Tampesta Rose from the DO Tierra de Leon in North Western Spain is a lovely soft and fruity natural Rose made by expert Galician winemaker Luis Buitrón, vice-president of the Spanish Federation of Winemakers and president of the Association of Oenologists of Galicia.
£13.49
100% Macabeo, and as a Reserva it has a minimum of 18 months ageing in bottle. A delicious fresh sparkling wine in the sweeter off dry style, ideal as an aperitif or goes well with desserts too.
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£13.99
100% Macabeo, and as a Reserva it has a minimum of 18 months ageing in bottle. A delicious fresh sparkling wine in the sweeter off dry style, ideal as an aperitif or goes well with desserts too.
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£13.99
A blend of Macabeo and Xarel Lo from selected individual vineyards at altitude. Hand sorted etc and only the free run juice is used. Being a Reserva it has a minimum of 18 months bottle age, and being Brut Nature the tirage doesn’t have added sugar so this wine is fully fermented to result in a drier style on the finish.
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£16.99
A blend of Macabeo and Xarel Lo from selected individual vineyards at altitude. Hand sorted etc and only the free run juice is used. Being a Reserva it has a minimum of 18 months bottle age, and being Brut Nature the tirage doesn’t have added sugar so this wine is fully fermented to result in a drier style on the finish.
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£16.99
Variety 100% Macabeo from the La Vega vineyard, harvested by hand then hand sorted to select only the best grapes. Being a Cava it is produced via the traditional (Champagne) method of secondary fermentation in bottle. The resultant wine was aged on the lees in bottle for a minimum of 18 months qualifying it for “Reserva” status, which means creamier, fuller and more integrated in style – more the richer “Champagne” style than Prosecco.
This wine is an excellent alternative to Champagne and great value.
£14.95
Variety 100% Macabeo from the La Vega vineyard, harvested by hand then hand sorted to select only the best grapes. Being a Cava it is produced via the traditional (Champagne) method of secondary fermentation in bottle. The resultant wine was aged on the lees in bottle for a minimum of 18 months qualifying it for “Reserva” status, which means creamier, fuller and more integrated in style – more the richer “Champagne” style than Prosecco.
This wine is an excellent alternative to Champagne and great value.
£14.95
One of our best selling Spanish reds. Soft, smooth, natural and very easy drinking.
£13.49
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One of our best selling Spanish reds. Soft, smooth, natural and very easy drinking.
£13.49
Out of stock
This artisan Tampesta Golan is again Prieto Picudo, this time aged in oak for 26 months. It is delicious and natural. Although aged for 26 months in oak it isn’t overpowering as some Reservas can be, it is far more balanced and elegant.
The wine is made by expert Galician winemaker Luis Buitrón, vice-president of the Spanish Federation of Winemakers and president of the Association of Oenologists of Galicia. Highly recommended.
£16.99
This artisan Tampesta Golan is again Prieto Picudo, this time aged in oak for 26 months. It is delicious and natural. Although aged for 26 months in oak it isn’t overpowering as some Reservas can be, it is far more balanced and elegant.
The wine is made by expert Galician winemaker Luis Buitrón, vice-president of the Spanish Federation of Winemakers and president of the Association of Oenologists of Galicia. Highly recommended.
£16.99
The Abelia range from Cave de Cairanne is a fantastic value introduction to their delicious wines, all AC Cotes du Rhone.
This is a lovely fresh Rhone blend, easy drinking and well balanced. Great with food or on it’s own.
£11.99
The Abelia range from Cave de Cairanne is a fantastic value introduction to their delicious wines, all AC Cotes du Rhone.
This is a lovely fresh Rhone blend, easy drinking and well balanced. Great with food or on it’s own.
£11.99
Mondial Bruxelles 2021 – Silver
The Abelia range from Cave de Cairanne is a fantastic value introduction to their delicious wines, all AC Cotes du Rhone.
A fresh and fruity Rose. Nothing complicated but very enjoyable and great value.
£11.99
Mondial Bruxelles 2021 – Silver
The Abelia range from Cave de Cairanne is a fantastic value introduction to their delicious wines, all AC Cotes du Rhone.
A fresh and fruity Rose. Nothing complicated but very enjoyable and great value.
£11.99
Orange 21 – Silver Medal
Please note – new modern presentation, and a new name for their superb “Reserve Blanc” blend.
This is a fantastic wine for the money. Full flavour with good body, well ballanced natural aciidity and a long crisp finish.
£13.99
Orange 21 – Silver Medal
Please note – new modern presentation, and a new name for their superb “Reserve Blanc” blend.
This is a fantastic wine for the money. Full flavour with good body, well ballanced natural aciidity and a long crisp finish.
£13.99
This is superb.
Deep ruby in colour. Big fruit, bold and punchy nicely tempered by the oak. It’s very smooth with gentle acidity.
Highly recommended.
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£19.99
This is superb.
Deep ruby in colour. Big fruit, bold and punchy nicely tempered by the oak. It’s very smooth with gentle acidity.
Highly recommended.
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£19.99
Descorchados 90 Points
A lovely wine from an artisan family winery producing wines in a natural style. The winery was built on a gravity feed system and uses pneumatic presses to extract only the best juice. They practice sustainable farming and winemaking.
Very deep opaque ruby, red fruit on the nose and big legs sticking to the side of the glass.
Soft and silky on the palate with red and black fruit flavours, and good palate cleansing acidity on the long finish.
£14.99
Out of stock
Descorchados 90 Points
A lovely wine from an artisan family winery producing wines in a natural style. The winery was built on a gravity feed system and uses pneumatic presses to extract only the best juice. They practice sustainable farming and winemaking.
Very deep opaque ruby, red fruit on the nose and big legs sticking to the side of the glass.
Soft and silky on the palate with red and black fruit flavours, and good palate cleansing acidity on the long finish.
£14.99
Out of stock
Descorchados – 94 Points
A unique wine!
These sauvignon grapes were fermented with Sake yeast – Vina Marty is the only winemaker outside Japan permitted to use it.
The wine is clear gold in colour with legs and a complex nose. Big concentrated flavours with a very long finish. Presented in a fabulous heavyweight bottle too.
This is a special wine with very restricted allocation.
£18.95
Descorchados – 94 Points
A unique wine!
These sauvignon grapes were fermented with Sake yeast – Vina Marty is the only winemaker outside Japan permitted to use it.
The wine is clear gold in colour with legs and a complex nose. Big concentrated flavours with a very long finish. Presented in a fabulous heavyweight bottle too.
This is a special wine with very restricted allocation.
£18.95
This is a firm favourite with many of our regular customers and a great wine for the money.
Below is the info for the 2014. This is a seriously good wine (despite the presentation!).
Cabernet Sauvignon (54%) Merlot (19%) Shiraz (16%) Pinotage (9%) Petit Verdot (2%) with 18 months in oak.
£13.99
This is a firm favourite with many of our regular customers and a great wine for the money.
Below is the info for the 2014. This is a seriously good wine (despite the presentation!).
Cabernet Sauvignon (54%) Merlot (19%) Shiraz (16%) Pinotage (9%) Petit Verdot (2%) with 18 months in oak.
£13.99
A new wine from Meyer. Although he started producing this a couple of years ago as an entry level introduction to his superb wines, this is the first time we’ve been able to get any as it is extremely popular.
It’s a natural wine fermented with it’s own yeasts, unfined and unfiltered leaving the natural antioxidants in there. Sealed with a wax top. The free SO2 has remained free so while it’s a healthy wine we don’t recommend it for anybody with a sulphite allergy. Opt for one of the fantastic wines from Audacia instead.
Deep ruby. Mouth filling and round with initial red fruits turning to black fruits on the dry finish. Enjoy it with a roast or BBQ.
£11.99
A new wine from Meyer. Although he started producing this a couple of years ago as an entry level introduction to his superb wines, this is the first time we’ve been able to get any as it is extremely popular.
It’s a natural wine fermented with it’s own yeasts, unfined and unfiltered leaving the natural antioxidants in there. Sealed with a wax top. The free SO2 has remained free so while it’s a healthy wine we don’t recommend it for anybody with a sulphite allergy. Opt for one of the fantastic wines from Audacia instead.
Deep ruby. Mouth filling and round with initial red fruits turning to black fruits on the dry finish. Enjoy it with a roast or BBQ.
£11.99
Descorchados 93 Points
This is a great artisan wine produced in the Malleco Valley which is just about as far south as wine country goes in Chile.
Pale gold in colour with a lychee nose. Reminded me very much of good Awatere Valley Sauvignon. It has big concentrated fruit flavours with gentle natural acidity (rare in sauvignon blanc) and a very long dry finish.
A great summer wine, also will pair well with food.
£14.99
Descorchados 93 Points
This is a great artisan wine produced in the Malleco Valley which is just about as far south as wine country goes in Chile.
Pale gold in colour with a lychee nose. Reminded me very much of good Awatere Valley Sauvignon. It has big concentrated fruit flavours with gentle natural acidity (rare in sauvignon blanc) and a very long dry finish.
A great summer wine, also will pair well with food.
£14.99
Ruby in colour with a very natural nose (reminiscent of Phillipe Viret’s wines). Incidentally the name “Pach” means earth.
Good fruit with balanced oak, soft and round with earthy notes and a hint of residual sugar on the finish.
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£14.99
Ruby in colour with a very natural nose (reminiscent of Phillipe Viret’s wines). Incidentally the name “Pach” means earth.
Good fruit with balanced oak, soft and round with earthy notes and a hint of residual sugar on the finish.
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£14.99
The “Terroir Hunter” range is from small plots of special vineyards matched to specific varietals to show off Chile’s potential.
We are on the 2016. Limited quantity available at this special price.
£19.99
The “Terroir Hunter” range is from small plots of special vineyards matched to specific varietals to show off Chile’s potential.
We are on the 2016. Limited quantity available at this special price.
£19.99
A very good Cotes du Rhone Villages Plan de Dieu made from 100% Grenache, unoaked.
Big and punchy with good fruit, very smooth and delicious. Pair with anything from roast chicken to beef or drink it on it’s own in front of the fire.
£14.99
A very good Cotes du Rhone Villages Plan de Dieu made from 100% Grenache, unoaked.
Big and punchy with good fruit, very smooth and delicious. Pair with anything from roast chicken to beef or drink it on it’s own in front of the fire.
£14.99
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