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Smart Wines is a fine wine merchant based in Ascot, Berkshire. Listing unusual and boutique wine from across the world and specialising in Bordeaux, Burgundy, the Rhone Valley & New Zealand.
We source Wines With Character from interesting regions which have something to offer. If there is anything you can't see, Contact Us and we might be able to point you in the right direction. Smart Wines will always have something interesting going on.
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Wines with Character
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Fresh green grassy nose. Round and supple palate overlaid with new oak (10%). A seductive finish. |
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Producer Name: Domaine Jean Chartron Vintage: 2006 Bottle Price: £12.95 Case Price: £14.61 |
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Wine lovers looking for structure, tannin, and grip should buy the 2001 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Alexis Establet. A deep ruby color is followed by aromas reminiscent of brandy-macerated plums and cherries intermixed with resiny pine forest scents.... |
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Producer Name: Domaine du Grand Tinel Vintage: 2001 Bottle Price: £26.00 Case Price: £312.00 |
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A young Merlot with some oak ageing. Elegant, refined and a marked fruitiness almost irresistible to Merlot lovers and to those who sample it for the first time. Strong, spicy black pepper, full of harmony and soft to the palate. Aurelio decided to... |
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Vintage: 2007 Bottle Price: £8.00 Case Price: £96.00 |
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The white of Ch Lagrange St Julien. Located on the actual property of Lagrange, this 4-hectare vineyard of white vines is situated on homogeneous sandy gravel and was created by T-budding on to red vines in 1995 and 1996.
The selected grape... |
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Producer Name: Ch Lagrange St Julien Vintage: 2005 Bottle Price: £14.95 Case Price: £179.40 |
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Clear with golden reflections, round and elegant with a classic gooseberry tang and mineral character, followed by a clean crisp finish”
At Domaine de Saint Pierre, Bruno and Thierry Prieur exercise meticulous management of their 17... |
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Producer Name: Pierre Prieur Vintage: 2007 Bottle Price: £13.15 Case Price: £157.80 |
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Ch. Caronne Ste. Gemme 1999 55% cabernet sauvignon, 40% merlot 5% petit verdot.
A mild and humid autumn followed by a rather dry winter. The start of spring shows a hectic climate which leads to a difficult flowering. June and July... |
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Vintage: 1999 Bottle Price: £12.95 Case Price: £155.40 |
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This wine is well concentrated with ripe fruit and a good length, whilst maintaining the finesse and delicate tannins of Margaux. It is an easier wine to approach than the Grand Vin and will drink sooner but has the appealing body and structure of a... |
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Producer Name: Rauzan Segla Vintage: 2001 Bottle Price: £23.50 Case Price: £282.00 |
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Ch Filhot 2001 is made in a light, fruity style emphasizing finesse and elegance, it exhibits abundant amounts of sweet pineapple and sealing wax-like characteristics, along with pure, clean flavours. Slightly sweet, it does not possess the... |
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Vintage: 2001 Bottle Price: £23.00 Case Price: £276.00 |
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This 4th growth Saint-Julien owes its reputation to the particularly charming character of its wine. Unfailingly consistent, Talbot embodies with elegance all the complexity of its terroir. Its firm, well-rounded tannins offer a smoothness ever... |
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Vintage: 1998 Bottle Price: £50.00 Case Price: £600.00 |
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This wine is made from 100% Pinot Noir. This grape variety makes up 30% of the varieties grown by the Domaine Paul Thomas. The vines are planted on soils composed of kimmeridgean clay.
Aromas of ripe red fruit, currants and cherries and also on... |
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Producer Name: Domaine Paul Thomas Vintage: 2007 Bottle Price: £12.50 Case Price: £150.00 |
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