(2026) From clay and limestone soils and older vines, this opens with a creamy, slightly lactic nose, but opens further to show stone fruits and lemon, a touch of hazelnut from some barrel ageing. In the mouth good intensity here, lots more nuttiness with a ripe Cox's pippin fruit and plenty of texture. Quite an intense and flavourful white Burgundy, finishing quite long with plenty of zippy lemon freshness. Angel price is £19.99.
(2026) Not from Katie Jones own domaine Jones, but made with fruit sourced from the local cooperative, mostly very old vine Carignan in the blend. Deep and vibrant crimson, there's a perfume to the nose, subtle rose and violet, and the sense of crunchy red fruits with a little smoky spice. Sweet fruited on the palate, perhaps a touch of residual sugar, but there's a breeziness to the acid that cuts through the 14.5% alcohol, though that touch of heat and some tannin is felt right in the finish. A barbecue basher I'd say. Angels pay £13.99 but please note the vintage on sale has moved on to 2024.
(2026) A Côtes-du-Rhône-Villagesblend of Grenache, Carignan and Syrah from the Cairanne cooperative, this is deeply coloured with a certain ruby warmth. Blackcurrant and black cherry dominates the nose, a suggestion of cedar and something delicately herbal. In the mouth this has good juiciness, despite the 14.5% alcohol feeling nimble thanks to pert tannins and a raspberry kick of tart acidity pushing out the finish.
(2026) From the mainland of Greece in Greek Macedonia, this blends the familiar Xinomavro with the much less commonly seen Limnion. Medium ruby in colour with a deal of transparency, aromas are fresh, redcurranty and crunchy, quite sappy with a dry, fresh cep mushroom touch too. In the mouth that redcurrant and raspberry has some sweet ripeness, but the earthy and briary note combines with fresh acidity and a bit of nicely roughening tannin. Comes across like a decent Bourgogne red in some ways. The £12.99 Angel price seems good, but note the 2024 vintage is on sale at time of publication.
(2026) Coming from the Languedoc, this is a blend of Morrillon (chardonnay), Colombard and Sauvignon Blanc. Green apple and citrus dominate the nose, perhaps a touch of lime and also lightly figgy background. It's quite unusual on the palate, being both lightly honeyed and having a slightly grippy directness to the acid. It is a little sweet too, and for me the acid jars a little against that slightly cloying quality of sweetness. Angels pay £11.99, but note the 2023 is now listed only in magnum, bottles have moved on to the 2024 vintage at time of publication.
(2026) Fermented spontaneously with 15% whole-bunches, this Stellenbosch Syrah is matured for 14 months in 225-litre barriques, 10% new. A sumptuous melange of ripe, juicy plum, liquorice and creamy, smooth oak, this is immediately appealing. The sweet, black fruit floods the mouth, textural and rippling with creamy fruit, barely ruffled by chocolaty tannin and pert cherry acidity. Such a delicious wine, five years old and drinking perfectly. Angel price is an attractive £18.99 but please note this has moved on to the 2020 vintage.
(2026) Blended in the Languedoc from Grenache and Cinsault, this pale salmon coloured pink has an attractive nose of small red berries, with hints of rose-hip and strawberry. Bags of sweet summer fruit on the palate, a cut of watermelon to the acidity and character, but very good ripeness and fruit sweetness on the mid-palate. Angel price is £8.99 at time of review, but please note the vintage has moved on to 2024.
(2025) A riper style of Albariño, this but no problem with that as the slightly leesy and creamy weight works well and it retains its saline-touched freshness. Citrus, nuttiness and juicy chilled melon fruit, finishing with a punch of salty preserved lemon.
(2025) Treixadura is a classic white grape of Bierzo in Galicia, next door to the better known Rías Baixas. There's a golden hue to this 2021 example, and honeyed notes to the soft peachy fruit. In the mouth peaches and oranges combine, the acidity a touch softer than in a typical Albariño, but it has a fleshier and slightly plumper feel that is deliciously drinkable and yet still fresh and balanced. Angels price is £14.99
(2025) A class act this, 100% Tempranillo from winemaking couple Marta Ramas and Miguel Fisac who have worked in Bordeaux, Hawke's Bay, the Napa Valley and the Western Cape. Sixteen months in French oak has imbued this deep, sonorous wine with spice and vanilla, a micha richness to plum and dark, tobacco-tinged berries. The palate walks a lively line between chocolaty, glossy fruit lushness and a more strict, earthy and spicy line of tannin, oak and acidity. Big, but beautifully balanced, the Angel price of £25.99 is one of this selection's best buys.
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