Sustainability figures giant in Laithwaites technique for the longer term: it goals to halve its carbon footprint by 2030. It is bottling extra wines within the UK (by transport the wine in giant baggage, then bottling it right here, which cuts down on CO2), rising the usage of recycled glass and slicing again on pointless plastic packaging.
Awarded Inexperienced Champion runner-up on the 2021 Decanter Retailer Awards, Laithwaites additionally has its personal eco-winery, RedHeads, primarily based in Barossa, Australia.
The vineyard bought its begin in 2003 when Tony Laithwaite and a gaggle of like-minded locals determined to do issues in a different way. They now seek out grapes from main small-scale growers that might ordinarily go into blends for bigger producers and switch them into particular person bottlings.
The wines have gained a loyal worldwide following – and two Silver medal winners from this 12 months’s Decanter World Wine Awards are notably value looking for out.
The ripe, advanced, intense RedHeads Esulé Girl with Gun is created from premium Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon fruit from McLaren Vale. Its stablemate, RedHeads The Pink Sedan, created from a close to 50/50 mix of Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz from South Australia, is concentrated but shiny – and nice worth, too.
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Bordeaux is the place it began out for founder Tony Laithwaite greater than 50 years in the past, and strange finds from Bordeaux nonetheless determine giant for this retailer. A living proof is the freshly floral Château le Coin, a Silver medal winner from Entre-Deux-Mers created from the Sauvignon Gris selection.
Elsewhere in France got here two extra Silver medal winners: the colourful Domaine Michel Thomas Sancerre and the brambly Domaine Martin Plan de Dieu Côtes du Rhône-Villages.
To find Gold, attempt Rapaura Springs Rohe Blind River Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand’s Marlborough. Vibrant and packed filled with varietal character, it’s a wine to please.
Laithwaites sells most of its wines on-line and thru its wine golf equipment, however it’s also possible to store at one among its 10 retail areas, primarily within the south of England.
In-store or on-line, Laithwaites shares award-winning wines for each pocket and palate. Uncover a choice of this 12 months’s medal winners value a attempt beneath…
Shopper’s information: award-winning wines from Laithwaites
Gold
Rapaura Springs, Rohe Blind River Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand 2021
Gold, 95 factors
£18.99
Basic bouquet of peach and citrus, recent herbs and vibrant notes of capsicum and tomato leaf. Pretty palate texture, zingy and refreshing full of life acidity. Alc 13.5%
Silver
Fryer’s Cove, Doringbay Sauvignon Blanc, Cape West Coast, South Africa 2021
Silver, 93 factors
£12.99
Aromas of grapefruits, lemon, and orange. Superbly flinty acidity on the palate carries an intense grapefruit, dried herb, and citrus palate. Alc 13%
Seifried Property, Cut up Rock Sauvignon Blanc, Nelson, New Zealand 2021
Silver, 93 factors
£13.99
Light apple aromas with notes of citrus rind on the nostril. Properly made, recent and easy palate with a vibrant acidity. Alc 12.5%
Altos de Rioja, Altos R Pigeage, Rioja, Spain 2019
Silver, 92 factors
£23
Wealthy and ripe with notes of papaya, apricot and grapefruit. Pretty construction, hanging minerality, focus and texture. An attention-grabbing wine with a lingering end. Alc 14.5%
Château le Coin, Sauvignon Gris, Bordeaux, France 2021
Silver, 90 factors
£12.99
Enticing nostril of well-defined rhubarb and pear aromas. On the palate it reveals a recent and full of life acidity. Alc 14.5%
Domaine Michel Thomas, Sancerre, Loire, France 2021
Silver, 90 factors
£19.99
Enticing grapefruit and fervour fruit aromas with vibrant lemony depth on the palate. Pure and recent on the end. Alc 12.5%
RedHeads, Esulé, Girl With Gun, McLaren Vale, South Australia 2019
Silver, 93 factors
£30
Clear nostril of cassis, vanilla and anise. A mouthful of massive, ripe and cook dinner black and raspberry fruits full an intense, centered, exact and stylish wine. Alc 15%
Domaine Martin, Plan de Dieu Côtes du Rhône Villages, France 2020
Silver, 91 factors
£14.99
Ripe bramble fruit nostril with some natural hints and bramble fruit. Tannins are ripe with a chalky chew on the end. Lengthy, recent end. Alc 14.5%
RedHeads, The Pink Sedan, South Australia 2020
Silver, 91 factors
£13.99
Leafy, tobacco cabernet nostril with full-bodied wealthy and concentrated shiny fruits. Approachable and an excellent wine on the worth. Alc 14.5%
Boschendal, Cabernet Sauvignon, Stellenbosch, South Africa 2018
Silver, 90 factors
£21
Complicated aromas of plum pudding, coconut, nutmeg, and potpourri. A richly intense palate of blackcurrant follows onto a protracted end. Alc 14%
Bronze
Wyfold Winery, Brut, Oxfordshire, England 2016
Bronze, 89 factors
£33
Playful mousse, strawberries and peaches greet you, with citrus and spring flowers following carefully. Yeasty notes, and oaky notes again up the fruit-forward nature of this glowing wine. Alc 12%
RedHeads, Harmonie Rox Chardonnay, Coonawarra, South Australia 2021
Bronze, 87 factors
£14.49
Aromas of pineapple and tropical fruits, with a comfortable, rounded and barely cream palate, with melon and honey flavours. Nice quaffing. Alc 13.5%
Sacchetto, Fili Further Dry, Prosecco, Veneto, Italy NV
Bronze, 87 factors
£16.49
Contemporary inexperienced apple and lemon and delicate lean model with refined accents of white flower and honeysuckle. Alc 11.5%
Noël Bougrier, Abbesse Sauvignon Blanc, Loire, France 2021
Bronze, 86 factors
£10.99
Reveals good varietal character with grass and gooseberry notes, recent palate, and lengthy zesty end. Alc 11.5%
Château Moulin du Prieur, Bordeaux, France 2020
Bronze, 89 factors
£12.99
Contemporary nostril of darkish fruit with touches of oak. Concentrated and impressive, with loads of drive. Alc 14.5%
Jeff Carrel, Les Darons, Languedoc, France 2020
Bronze, 88 factors
£14.49
A light-weight bramble nostril with mulberry fruits, some candy oak, and a contact of sundried tomato. Alc 14.7%
Bordeaux Direct 1969, M Squared Merlot-Malbec, France NV
Bronze, 87 factors
£13.99
Smoked meat nostril, with notes of plums and comfortable crimson fruits. Wealthy and full-bodied, very easy. Alc 13.5%
Casella, The Black Stump Reserve Shiraz, South Australia 2021
Bronze, 87 factors
£14.99
Purple color and a concentrated, dense and plush palate with gritty tannins. Nonetheless youthful. Alc 15%
Château Vartely, Cabernet Sauvignon, Valul Lui Traian, Moldova 2019
Bronze, 87 factors
£11.99
Good minty aromas with black and crimson fruit notes with a beautiful mocha nuance. Alc 13.5%
L’Epiphanie de Sauternes, Bordeaux, France 2018
Bronze, 87 factors
£19.99 | 37.5cl
The nostril has affect of oak, apple pie, pear, vanilla and honey. Crisp acidity conserving freshness. Alc 14.5%
