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Krug Grande Cuvée NV — £100.00
Unusually among Champagne houses, Krug regard their non-vintage Grand Cuvée as their top wine, incorporating the best wines available to maintain the unique house style. Fermented in old Argonne oak barriques (unusually for Champagne) and aged for longer than many houses' vintage wines, the style is rich, with noticeable autolytic, yeast aromas, nuts, dried fruits and toast, yet with great finesse and complexity. Almost certainly the finest non-vintage sparkling wine in the world.

Medium-bodied reds - Majestic - 12.5-to-14.99 - Vegetarian - Grenache - Majestic Wine — £6.99
"A blend of Syrah and Grenache, this is a fantastic value wine from Costières de Nîmes, an up and coming region near Rhône. With lush forest fruit and a lovely spicy herbaceousness on the nose mirrored by the palate, this is my perfect Autumn party or Wedding wine recommendation."

Rich, spicy reds - 12.5-to-14.99 - Graciano - Majestic Wine — £11.99
Few regions offer the chance to try fully mature wine from a good vintage - this is a great find by our Spanish wine buyer.

Wine - Bordeaux - Medium-bodied reds - Cabernet Franc - Andy Lloyd - Majestic Wine — £11.99
"It can be a minefield, buying good Bordeaux at a reasonable price, but Château Greysac has long been fantastic value. It's a (Left) banker. With a food-friendly approach, soft tannins, medium body and notes of cassis and blackcurrant, vanilla and spice, it strikes a really great balance. Full-Back. "

12.5-to-14.99 - Rich, spicy reds - Lawrence Bowden — £7.49
Bursting with black fruit aromas such as blackberry, plum and cherry with underlying soft notes of sweet spices, chocolate and cedar. This is a wine with great body and finesse, velvety ripe tannins and a long finish.

Lawson's Dry Hills Pinot Noir 2008 Marlborough — £11.99
Sourced from three excellent Pinot Noir grape growing sites in Marlborough's central valleys, the wine shows an attractive deep ruby hue, with a complex array of cherry and strawberry fruit flavours with lifted vanilla and coffee oak notes. Behind these characters are hints of smoke and roasted meats. The palate is elegant and supple with excellent length and gentle tannins.

France - Bordeaux - The Right Bank - Majestic - Cabernet Franc - Special Offer - Majestic Wine — £9.99
Displaying ripe black fruit aromas with a touch of coffee and toasted bread, the palate is fruity but with a subtle complexity and elegance. Enjoy the wine with red meat dishes or mild cheese.

Press Recommended - Wine - Vegetarian - 10-to-12.49 - Pinot Noir - Fresh, fruity reds - Majestic Wine — £5.99
Fresh intensity of redcurrant and spice flavours show just how good value and quality the grape is capable of in the Loire. Ideally served very slightly chilled.

Wine - Medium-bodied reds - Tempranillo - Medal-Winner - Majestic - Majestic Wine — £7.49
100% Tempranillo from estate owned vineyards in the Rioja Alta region. (Spain)

Beaujolais-Villages 2007/2008 Georges Duboeuf — £7.49
At the offer price this represents the best value bottle on here. Fragrant on the nose, full in the mouth and an elegant finish - not something that you would typically expect for less than six pounds. Light enough to be enjoyed on its own or with virtually any food - including curries - ithis versatile little number will also leave you with a relatively clear head in the morning. Highly recommended

Marco do Pegões 2007 Terras do Sado Tinto — £5.99
"South of Lisbon and north of the Algarve is the Terras do Sado. A trickle of great, cheap reds made from traditional Portuguese varieties in modern wineries have come our way from here in recent years. Let’s hope more will follow this delicious smoky, gamey, perfumed, raspberry-laden offering, made mostly from the castelão grape, plus a dollop of syrah."

Wine - Bordeaux - The Right Bank - Cabernet Franc - Special Offer — £9.99
"Château Ferrand has one of the oldest vineyards in the region. The soil in the vineyard contains a lot of iron and that, combined with the 60% Cabernet Franc in this wine, gives it the highly characteristic taste of Pomerol. The nose has wonderful leathery notes with aromas of pencil shavings. This follows onto the palate, combining with an earthy character, delicate cherry fruit and beautifully balanced acidity. This is a wonderful opportunity to buy a mature Pomerol ready to drink this Christmas...

Press Recommended - Manager's Choice - Special Offer - Malbec - Majestic Wine — £11.99
" This is a deep, powerful wine with a palate of rich dark berries complemented by the savoury coffee and chocolate flavours with which Malbec, especially in it's adopted home of Argentina, has become synonymous. This is smooth enough to enjoy on its own but really benefits from food, it may be stereotypical to match Argentinean wines with steak but this proves how apt the pairing is, alternatively it will stand up to any rich sauces."

Sauvignon Blanc - Wine - Chile - Manager's Choice - Lawrence Bowden - Majestic Wine — £10.99
Intense aromas of lemon peel and ripe tropical fruits such as mango and pineapple are rounded of on the palate with mineral notes and a refreshing, crisp finish.

Lawson's Dry Hills Pinot Noir Rosé 2008 Marlborough — £9.99
Pinot Noir produces deliciously smooth wines with ripe silky tannins and juicy red summer fruit. Although it is famed for producing the red wines of Burgundy , and in particular, the Côte d’Or , Pinot Noir is now widely cultivated outside of Burgundy, in regions that mirror its cool growing conditions, such as Central Otago , New Zealand, the Yarra Valley , Australia and Carneros , California. Pinot Noir’s invaluable contribution to Champagne must also not be forgotten!

A bottle of Castillo de Molina Shiraz 2007 Maule Valley — £7.49
Bursting with black fruit aromas such as blackberry, plum and cherry with underlying soft notes of sweet spices, chocolate and cedar. This is a wine with great body and finesse, velvety ripe tannins and a long finish.

Australia - New South Wales - Majestic Wine — £19.99
"Aromas of white peaches, citrus fruits, toasted hazelnuts and minerals provide a light and elegant bouquet. The influence of oak has been kept to a minimum by fermenting the wine in new, 1 year old and 2 year old French barriques. In the mouth, the wine continues to be subtle, elegant and sexy. Peaches and melons dominate, with some subtle tropical notes, all of which is balanced by wonderful citrussy acidity and a minerally backbone. The finish is long, soft and elegant. Delicious!"

Saint Clair Pioneer Block 14 Pinot Noir 2008 Doctor's Creek, Marlborough — £17.49
Fruit for this wine was sourced from Saint Clair's own vineyard at Doctor's Creek, and blended with a small amount from the Southern Valleys to add complexity. Bright ruby red in colour, aromas of raspberry and plum are complemented by lifted floral notes and a touch of spice. A luscious and soft palate with flavours of redcurrant, raspberries, cherries and an added warmth from ageing in new French oak barrels. This is perfectly matched with spring lamb or tuna and will drink well now or cellar over...

Sauvignon Blanc - Wine - Chile - Lawrence Bowden — £10.99
Intense aromas of lemon peel and ripe tropical fruits such as mango and pineapple are rounded of on the palate with mineral notes and a refreshing, crisp finish.

Castelnau de Suduirat 2004 Sauternes - SauternesAndBarsac - Majestic Wine — £19.99
The second wine of Château Suduiraut from the great 2001 vintage is now beginning to reveal all of its charms. With a complex and intense nose of crystallised fruits, cinammon and toasted aromas the palate has a lovely harmony between ripe sweet fruit and fresh, life giving acidity. The finish is many layered and very long.

Casa Marin Cipreses Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2007 San Antonio Valley — £9.99
Viña Casa Marin is a family owned estate vineyard and winery located in the town of Lo Abarca. This recently discovered terroir is perfect for producing ultra premium wines. Aromas of gooseberry and freshly cut hay lead to a tropical fruit palate of kiwi, passionfruit and guava. Lime and minerals linger on the finish.

Brunello di Montalcino 2004 Il Poggione — £25.00
Brunello di Montalcino Il Poggione is the result of a careful selection of Sangiovese grapes, grown and harvested by hand in the winery's best vineyards which are over twenty years old. After three years aging in French Allier oak barrels, where the wine matures and develops, it completes its development for about 12 months in the bottles. A ruby red wine with garnet hues and a very intense, lingering and stylish bouquet with small dark berry fruit notes. The palate is dry, warm, smooth and tannic...

Press Recommended - Delicate sparkling - Xarle-lo - Majestic Wine — £7.49
Fresh and harmonious displaying plenty of apple and toast flavours.

Wither Hills Pinot Noir 2007 Marlborough — £16.24
Wither Hills' philosophy 'Created in the Vineyard' embodies their firm commitment to producing only the highest quality fruit . This remarkable wine offers an enticingly fragrant bouquet of ripe berries complemented by a full lingering palate.

Pavillon Rouge de Margaux 2004 Margaux — £60.00
"Margaux's second wine, the 2004 Pavillon Rouge du Chateau Margaux, may turn out to be outstanding. Its deep ruby/purple hue is accompanied by fleshy notes of black currants, cherries, smoke, earth, and spring flowers. Lovely, ripe, and opulent, it is best consumed during its first 10-15 years of life." Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, 89 points

Pouilly-Vinzelles 'En Paradis' 2006 Louis Latour — £9.99
This wine was the winner of the IWC 'Great Value White Wine Trophy' in the £10-£15 category! A clean, fresh wine displaying a mass of honey and hazelnut aromas. Sweet honey and floral characters are in abundance on the palate and create a fine and elegant complexity. Perfect with seafood and chicken dishes.

Sauvignon Les Fumées Blanches 2008 J&F Lurton, Vin de Pays du Comté Tolosan — £6.99
Funky, fresh packaging and punchy, intense flavours. If you like the mouthwateringly crisp gooseberry and green apple flavours of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, you'll love this.

St-Emilion 2004 Cave Co-op de St-Emilion — £9.99
A rich, round, easy-drinking claret selected from the best barrels in the Cave Coopérative in St-Emilion, Bordeaux's most historic wine region. Soft yet structured tannins result in a wine that is accessible.

Nepenthe Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Adelaide Hills — £8.99
"Picking up a trophy in the under £10 dry white category at this year's Decanter World Wine Awards, this cool Adelaide Hills wine from winemaker Michael Fogarty has terrific aromatic quality and depth of fruit concentration, with all the refreshingly gooseberryish tropical fruit flavours and zesty acidity you could possibly ask for from an Aussie sauvignon blanc. "

Chalk Spring Vineyards Shiraz 2006 Limestone Coast — £7.99
A lovely full bodied Shiraz from the Limestone Coast, with pure, ripe fruit and soft spicy notes. Resounding flavours of cassis and black cherry overlay the subtle vanilla and pepper notes with a smooth finish which leaves you wanting more.

Classic Double Two Bottle Gift in Wood 2 x 75cl Bottles — £30.00
Gift Solutions packs are delivered by courier rather than Majestic stores. Our stylish packaging is designed to deliver your gift in perfect condition, including your personalised gift message. Delivery to Northern Ireland and the Isles of Scilly will incur an £10 supplement, and to the Scottish Islands and the Isle of Man a £23 supplement.

Vegetarian - Powerful reds - Majestic - Majestic Wine — £18.49
"This robust, full bodied Barolo has spent 2 years in oak giving it a great structure and the ability to stand the test of time. The bouquet is full and intense with classic notes of tar and roses. For rich red meat dishes, you need look no further."

Clos d'Yvigne Princesses de Clèves 2008 Bergerac Blanc Sec — £8.99
Now an accomplished producer, winemaker Patricia Atkinson's determination to make quality wines in France, despite initially not speaking French or even knowing how to make wine, won readers' inspiration in her bestselling books 'The Ripening Sun' and 'La Belle Saison'. Made from an enticing blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon and Muscadelle to give an expressive, aromatic wine. Subtle aromas of nettle are joined by generous citrus fruit flavours on the crisp, clean palate.

Nepenthe 'Charleston Vineyard' Pinot Noir — £9.99
"Best known for its Chardonnay perhaps, the cool-ish Adelaide Hills has produced a Pinot with a lithe, cherry and cola character with an undertow of smoke and minty sweet fruit. The palate has a medium bodied, fresh appeal, with plenty of zest. A lively, well-focused and pitched Pinot that is easy to drink and food friendly. A very good deal on a buy two save £4 offer until end October = £7.99 Score: 88/100 "

Fine Wine - Wine - Manager's Choice - Marsanne - Majestic Wine — £30.00
"A blend of 66% Rousanne and 34% Marsanne. The nose is quite nutty and spicy, with cinnamon and ginger spice complementing the wonderfully intense bouquet of cooked apples. More of the same is to come on the palate, with big intense fruit flavours being underpinned by the subtle touches of rose petals and soft lemony acidity."

Top Ten Offers" — £6.99
"When it comes to the resurgent Pinot Grigio, this is top of my list, with fresh floral notes, refreshing acidity and more depth than most. This is what I call a real crowd pleaser - perfect for everyday drinking."

Wine - Eastern-Central Europe - Aromatic whites - Pinot Blanc and Morio Muscat - Majestic Wine — £5.99
The wine seduces your palette with a texture of creamy honey, but the flavours are taut citrus fruit framed by a suggestion of toasty vanilla oak. An extraordinarily dynamic and satisfying mouthful!

Mecenas Cabernet Merlot — £4.29
Deep cherry red in colour with an aromatic density of plum, blackberry and spice which leads to a rich, fruity palate that rolls beautifully across the tongue. Supple and vibrant, this well-rounded wine will be a pleasure drunk on it's own or with a variety of cheeses.

Chateauneuf du Pape 2008 Serabel — £12.49
This wine offers exceptional value for money. Rich, opulent and with plenty of dark spicy fruit flavours. Dried herb and garrigue characteristics add complexity on the palate and lead into a long satisfying finish. Drinking well now with hearty winter casseroles.

Wine - 12.5-to-14.99 - France - Medium-bodied reds - Special Offer - Graeme Shepherd — £6.99
"A blend of Syrah and Grenache, this is a fantastic value wine from Costières de Nîmes, an up and coming region near Rhône. With lush forest fruit and a lovely spicy herbaceousness on the nose mirrored by the palate, this is my perfect Autumn party or Wedding wine recommendation."

Agramont Crianza 2005 Navarra — £7.49
From Cabernet Sauvignon and Tempranillo grapes, this bright ruby red wine from Navarra was aged for twelve months in oak casks followed by a further period in bottle. Black fruit aromas are perfectly balanced with vanilla and cinnamon notes.

A bottle of Château Haut Tayac 2000 Margaux, Cru Bourgeois — £14.99
This wine, now fully mature, reveals plenty of tobacco and leather with ripe plummy fruit.

Buy 2 Bottles Save 25 — £23.99
"This Chardonnay comes from a top producer from California's famous Sonoma County. The nose displays notes of tropical fruit with a wonderful toasted oak aroma while the palate balances these intense fruit flavours with a lightly oaked profile that would rival some of its burgundian counter-parts. Chardonnay lovers everywhere will rejoice in such a fantastic effort."

Domaine Sainte Rose 'La Garrigue' Syrah Grenache 2007 Vin de Pays d'Oc — £6.99
"Charles and Ruth Simpson left Blighty to make wine at their Languedoc estate and almost every one has been a winner. This Garrigue, named after the pine and herb-scented scrub of southern France, is made from the estate’s mostly 50-year-old syrah and grenache grapes. Enjoy this gorgeous, hefty, peppery, garrigue-scented wine with barbecued red meats."

Neblina Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Central Valley — £4.99
This wine is well worth it for what it is. If I can keep thirsty mouths satisfied and supplied in the summer for £4.00 a bottle then that'll do for me.

Errazuriz Chardonnay 2008 Casablanca Valley — £6.24
Cool maritime breezes allow for a gentle and prolonged ripening period that makes the valley an ideal place for growing Chardonnay. Good aromatic intensity with fresh pineapple, mandarin orange, and papaya, along with stewed pears, and toasted notes that add complexity to the wine.

Vegetarian - Manager's Choice - Press Recommended - Lawrence Bowden — £7.49
Bursting with black fruit aromas such as blackberry, plum and cherry with underlying soft notes of sweet spices, chocolate and cedar. This is a wine with great body and finesse, velvety ripe tannins and a long finish.

Wine - France - Fresh, fruity reds - 12.5-to-14.99 - Rebecca Wonnacott - Majestic Wine — £7.49
"If you're not quite ready to settle into weighty winder reds, this is for you - a red that can even be chilled for an extra refreshing edge. Beautifully light with a bubblegum finish, this wine is all about the Summer fruits."

Hautes Côtes de Beaune Pinot Noir 2007 Domaine de Mercey — £9.99
Aromas of morello cherry resonate from this fruity, peppery wine. The palate is supple and velvety with good body and tannins. This will be a Christmas hit for sure.

Special Offer - Grillo - Majestic Wine — £5.99
This Sicilian wine comes from the eastern shores of the island which benefits from the cooling Mediterranean breezes. The palate is soft with intense aromas of tropical and citrus fruits but refreshing zippy acidity.

Italy - Tuscany - Majestic - Montalcino - Majestic Wine — £30.00
With a complex nose of violets, ripe red berry fruits, cigar box, cedar and clove that merge seamlessly into a rich, powerful palate and a lingering finish.

Nuits Saint Georges 2007 Jean Bourguignon — £17.99
Showing powerful aromas of red cherry with under tones of blackberry and blackcurrant this wine is intensely fruity. Ten to fourteen months in oak helps add complexity and finesse. Well balanced acidity and velvety tannins make this the perfect partner for boeuf bourguignon.

Domaine Sainte Rose 'La Nuit Blanche' Roussanne 2008 Vin de Pays des Côtes de Thongue — £9.99
The Roussanne grapes were picked overnight as it is the coolest time of day and protects the pure fruit flavours, hence the name 'La Nuit Blanche'. The direct translation means 'The White Night', but literally means 'The Sleepless Night'. Rich and creamy with exotic fruit aromas, with fresh mandarin notes and nuts on the palate.

Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie 2008 Domaine de la Tourmaline — £6.49
I bought four bottles of this wine because I had previously enjoyed a muscadet I bought from Majestic. It is the first time I have ever poured wine down the sink. It was acidic and totally lacking in body. I gave a bottle to my sister and her husband who drink wine with there meal every evening. They agreed with my assessment. I have one bottle left which I intend returning to the store. Perhaps someone can use it to cook with.