Our exciting Christmas cases

D. Byrne & Co.

Christmas Cases

People have been asking us when our Christmas Cases will be available, so here they are!

This year we have put together three different cases for you to choose from to suit every kind of occasion over the Christmas period. So whether you want to send a gift, thank a loved one, turn up with something special at a house party or simply light the fire, put your feet up and indulge, we have something for you. Each case comes complete with a set of tasting notes.

The cases also make perfect corporate gifts, please phone us on 01200 422281 for details.

For the very first time this year we have put together a luxury case of wines, persuading Philip to part with some limited gems that he has had squirrelled away.

Orders or enquiries for any of the cases in this newsletter please apply by phone to the shop on 01200 422281or 01200 423152

– not by email, thank you.

The Christmas Case

WHITE WINES

Macon-Charnay Cuvee a l’Ancienne - Burgundy, France

D. Byrne & Co White Wine of the Year

Lovely peachy aromas on the nose leading to a full and ripe citrusy white

wine. A long and lingering finish with gentle acidity make this wine perfect

to match with food.

Tabali Reserve Sauvignon Blanc- Chile

Decanter wine awards 2011 Gold award.

A stunning wine made by Chiles’s number one wine maker, Felipe Muller

Intense, complex and elegant on the nose with citrus notes, passion fruit

and green aromas. The palate shows great volume with crisp acidity, and

a long finish.

False Bay Wild Yeast Chenin Western Cape, South Africa

Commended at the Decanter Wine Awards 2011.

A rich swirl of Chenin characters with gentle ripe apple aromas, honeyed

aromatics and delicious greengage and citrus lemon acidity on the long

finish. This is a brilliant wine.

Il Meridione Catarratto - Sicily

Very easy drinking dry white from one of Italy’s most underrated grape

varieties, fresh peach and tropical aromas round and gently honeyed, nice

lemon acidity finish off the perfectly balanced palate.

Montevista Reserva Viognier – Chile

Awarded Bronze in the 2011 International Wine Challenge.

Rich full and rounded with a touch of fresh pear fruit and hints of apricot,

leading on to a beautiful crisp textured finish. Another winner.

RED WINES

Cotes du Rhone Cuvee Patrice Armand - Rhone, France

D. Byrne & Co. Red Wine of the Year

Delicious bramble fruit aromas compliment the rich fruit flavours

which are backed up with a hint of cloves and cinnamon. Luscious, full,

rich and easy to drink as the tannins are smooth and supple.

58 Guineas Every Day Claret – Bordeaux France

Great with food, especially beef. On the nose fresh and forward,

lively red fruit backed by real depth, perfectly balanced with a delightful

expression of true claret.

Beaujolais Villages Les Pivoines - France

Exuberant, juicy, slurpy, fruity Beaujolais which tastes of proper wine.

Crushed strawberries and cherry characters, a nice soft palate with

vibrant acidity and a mouth-watering bitter cherry finish.

Le Volets Malbec Limoux - France

A vibrant Malbec deep and brooding, with blackcurrant aromas and that

intriguing bitter-sweet character of crème de cassis with a touch of

underlying Parma violets. The palate is a marvel. D. Byrne, always

searching for quality has found another gem.

Pinna Fidelis Roble Ribera del Duero Spain

Shortlisted in the New Wave Spanish Awards 2011

6 months in French and American oak, fruit aromas of fresh raspberry and

redcurrants, balanced by notes of slightly toasty oak and a beautifully

balanced persistent finish. Great with lamb.

Ancora Montepulciano d’Abruzzo -  Italy

A medium bodied warm soft spicy red, with flavours of damson fruits on the

palate, light redcurrant and  subtle red cherry fruits on the finish.

Soldier’s Block Shiraz McLaren Vale – Australia

Awarded sommelier wine awards 2011 critics’ choice award.

Bright and lifted Shiraz with aromas of summer fruit pudding, mulberry

and black pepper. This is a real blockbuster that delivers on quality,

it’s no wonder the judges where bowled over by Soldier’s Block.

£71.95 if collected from the shop

£80 delivered anywhere in mainland UK

The Connoisseurs Case

WHITE WINES

2010 Domaine Michel Chavet et Fils - St. Veran Burgundy France

This is delicious St. Veran grown on stony, clay limestone. The resulting

wine is fine, crisp, clean, fresh and minerally, with excellent intensity

and personality.

2010 Pouilly Fumé L’Ammonite Domaine de Maltavernes - Loire, France

A super example of properly made Sauvignon, one to be savoured. Ripe

and concentrated gooseberry fruit with hints of citrus and a tangy herbaceous

edge. Steely, dry and elegant, a wonderful wine.

2009 Schlumberger Pinot Gris Les Princes Abbes - Alsace, France

Rich and concentrated, full of ripe tropical fruit aromas mixed with spice and

honey wrapped up with a clean dry finish.

A great match with smoked fish and Chinese dishes.

2010 Circle of Life - Stellenbosch, SouthAfrica

With a fanfare of Plaudits from Jancis Robinson MW,

James Platter and Christian Eedes. A blend of Sauvignon/Semilion/Chenin.

On appearance this wine shows an alluring green tinge. Revealing delicate

flavours of melon and hints of tropical fruit, the tension between the tight

mineral core and creamy middle palate allows for great complexity and a

long persistent finish.

2010 Palio di San Floriano - Verdichio, Italy

The 2010 vintage was awarded the IWC Gold and Verdicchio trophy.

Complex and developed characters, pale straw in colour with greenish gold

highlights, intense aromas of honey and almond blossom, rich and full

flavoured with concentrated peachy fruit and a grapefruit tang.

RED WINES

2007 Domaine Faively Mercurey Rouge

– Burgundy, France

One of Burgundy’s great Domaines. Full of ripe raspberry fruit with hints

of violets and good minerality. A long and silky soft beautifully textured wine.

2004 Chateau Bernadotte Cru Bourgeois Haut Medoc

- Bordeaux, France

An excellent Cru Bourgeois acquired by the super second growth Ch. Pichon

Comtesse de Lalande in 1998. Fresh cassis and menthol aromas on the nose,

soft and rounded with a rich fruit palate great depth and a long structured

finish. A fine Bordeaux that is drinking perfectly.

2010 Syrah ‘Les Candives’ Yves Cuilleron - Rhone, France

A top star Domaine.  A wine that is silky and pure, with dark brooding red

fruit cherry and blackberry, nicely spiced with subtle soft tannins and a long

lingering finish, a great wine.

2004 Poggio Rosso Chianti Classico Riserva - San Felice, Italy

90% Sangiovese 10% Colorino. “Felice is sweet, elegant and perfumed in

its layers of dark cherries, tobacco, earthiness, new leather and spices. In

this vintage Poggio Rosso is especially refined with gorgeous balance an

a poised personality that should guarantee very fine drinking.”

The Wine Advocate.

2004 Monte Real Reserva – Rioja, Spain

Dark cherry, leather, spicy oak and dried fruit aromas follow through to the

palate, sweet ripe red fruit and attractive cherry tannins are balanced by

fresh acidity. Rich, warm and classically poised.

2008 Centauri Red Blend - Chile

Jancis Robinson MW  17pts. Wines of Chile awards top 10.

Cassis and fresh red fruit intermingling with bilberry, the palate is broad

and rich with vibrant fruit and lively acidity and well integrated fine-grained

tannins. This will drink superbly with game.

2007 Mountadam Patriarch High Eden Shiraz - Australia

Mountadam is a highly praised producer; the wine is intense brick red,

rich and spicy with cracked black pepper and intense black fruit balanced

by subtle oak. A very impressive concentrated wine with great length.

£138 if collected from the shop

£146 delivered anywhere in mainland UK

The Luxury Case

2009    Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir Christian Moreau

Gold Medal Winner IWC 2011

Christian Moreau makes some of the most sublime Chablis. This is

concentrated and rich with a cool balancing minerality found only in the

very finest wines of the region. Philip visited Moreau in June and the whole

range of wines impressed him greatly.

2008    Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot Vincent Girardin

This was one of the stand-out wines from our most recent visit to Burgundy,

rich, ripe and concentrated with outstanding depth and balance. Vincent

Girardin is one of the most dynamic wine makers in Burgundy.

2008    Puligny Montrachet “ Noyers Brets”

Domaine Fernand & Laurent Pillot

A wine that is characterized by purity and fresh citrus fruit flavours rather than

oak, ‘Noyers Brett’ is elegant and delicious.

2007    Meursault Vendanges Selectionees Michel Lafarge

This is one of Burgundy’s finest Domaines. Lafarge’s Meursault shows all

the true characters of the village with toasted almonds, honey, minerality

and great complexity.

2002    A R Viot Vintage Champagne

D. Byrne & Co. Vintage House Champagne.

Another exclusive product to us and what a find! Intense hazelnut biscuit

characters mingle with a fine mousse, really long in length with great balance

and poise, an exceptional Champagne.                                            

2006    Chateaux Batailley Pauillac 5er Cru Classe

Cru Classe Bordeaux from, in our opinion, a much underrated Chateau

“a sensational effort from the Castéja family. Batailley has turned out a

complete, powerful, classic Pauillac, with oodles of blackcurrant fruit as well

as hints of new saddle leather, toast, chocolate and forest floor”

91/100 R. Parker

2006    Gevrey Chambertin Alain Burguet

Great purity of fruit, nice and ripe with the classic pinot noir aromas of

raspberry and violets. Good length and balance with subtle integrated

oak complete a very classy Burgundy from a top Gevry producer.

2001    Hermitage Domaine Remizieres Cuvee Emilie

From the brilliant 2001 vintage, now with good bottle age. Intense on

the nose black peppercorn and exotic spices mingle with ripe black fruits,

long and elegant with nice soft tannins and a long lingering palate,

an excellent bottle.

2004/5 Bandol Domaine Tempier

Bandol’s finest producer. Complex gamey notes with wild blackberries

and stewed fruits giving way to a powerful, complex and profound palate

with excellent minerality. This would be great with game.

2008/9 Ridge Lytton Springs - California

From one of California’s most celebrated producers, this is a gorgeous

wine. A complex nose of plum and raspberry with spicy undertones,

the palate is superbly integrated showing wonderful fruit purity and

well-judged toasty vanilla oak.

1999    Pagos Viejos Bodegas Artardi Rioja

A highly rated and much sought after Rioja from the outstanding 1999

vintage. Brooding dark fruits and exotic spices integrated with beautifully

balanced oak minerality and fine tannins. A stunning wine.

2006    Chianti Classico Reserva Beatrice, Fattoria Viticcio

“A nose of ripe cherries plus some sweet oak. Fruity with plenty of tannins,

but nice and smooth. Bright acidity, attractive and long.”

Five star rated Decanter Wine Magazine.

£300 if collected from the shop

£308 delivered anywhere in mainland UK

Orders or enquiries for any of the cases in this newsletter please apply by phone to the shop on 01200 422281 or 01200 423152

– not by email, thank you.