Charles Lea's Wine List

'Yesterday Today' the Latin name proclaims. 90% comes from a solera of Pinot Meunier. Superb rich autolysis on the nose, soft attack, full and expressive with fruit and dried fruit, almost waxy, then juicy - harmonious a...(read more)

This is a stunning wine from the off, with aromas of crushed chalk, orange blossom and ripe citrus fruits. In the mouth the wine is textured and complex, with rich acid balancing a core of ripe citrus fruit, aromatic her...(read more)

Straw-yellow in colour, this floral, fruity white is full of blossom, nectarine and apricot on the nose. The palate is bursting with fresh acidity, some lightly herbal notes and plenty of ripe stone and orchard fruits. P...(read more)

Manni Nossing's is one of Italy's most talented winemakers - crafting precise, limpid wines that are so satisfying it is hard to resist. Pure mountain wines that express their high alpine roots in the Valle Isarco of the...(read more)

A very inviting nose of firm pear fruit and yellow plum with verbena notes. On the palate this is bright with lively lemon cut and spicy, softer yellow flesh. Delightfully perky but with texture too, the palate shows nic...(read more)

The vineyard here is laden with bits of ancient oyster shells from the times when this part of Italy was under the sea, and this is where the name Ostrea comes from. As you might hope there is a good mineral line coursin...(read more)

After tasting the 'regular' bottling this Riserva is impressively different. From vines planted more than 50 years ago, the Vigna has more of everything. The taut and fresh frame is laced with beautiful acidity. Yet ther...(read more)

This is a real gem of a wine. Sleek, well polished with a bit of backbone, beautifully balanced it is certainly a wine which pushes above its weight in terms of value for money.

Lovely fragrant grapefruit, orange zest and wild flowers. Bold and rich in the mouth, great acid backbone overlaid with orange and grapefruit, ready to go.

Grapefruit, wild flowers, crushed chalk, slightly waxy, toasty. In the mouth it is poised and elegant, zesty, but with fruit richness, again waxy/toasty but bright and deep, some nice grip and length.

Fennel, crushed stones, yellow plums and nectarine. Sleek and elegant, good weight of stone fruits, crushed stones once more, nut paste and camomile on the finish.

This wine accentuates all the positive aspects of Cabernet Franc with floral touches, graphite, tobacco and dark cherry, cassis fruit. Nice crunch in the mouth with decent dark fruit weight, nicely structured, ripe acid...(read more)