Now that the winter chills are settling in our winemaker Alex has pulled together some delicious food pairings with our London Cru wines to help you dine in style. So get some food pairing inspiration, track down some delicious produce, cook up a festive storm and most importantly fill your wine shelf with our acclaimed London-made wines.
Baker St Bacchus 2018
From the acclaimed 2018 vintage Baker St is a quintessential English Wine with expressive gooseberry and elderflower aromas and a hint of a freshly cut meadow. On the palate, the wine has great length, crisp acidity and wonderfully textured finish from ageing on lees and 10% in aged barrel. This is a lively wine and a great way to start any celebration. As an aperitif this wine is delicious, but with its crisp backbone this wine is perfect with plates that love a squeeze of lemon or lime. We recommend you pair Baker St with seafood dishes such as oysters, lobsters or prawns, it also couples amazingly well with grilled or fried white fish such as cod.
Chancery Lane Chardonnay 2017
A classic cool climate expression of Chardonnay, the Chancery Lane is an English wine with upfront aromas of green apples and pear drops with lavender and green herbs providing a complex finish. A bright wine with crisp acid due to the cooler English vintage in 2017, this wine pairs fabulously well with cheese and asparagus tart, where the wine’s freshness brings a wonderful counterbalance to the richness of the pastry.
Rosaville Road Rosé
Rosaville Rd is a pale, delicate rosé, with aromas of pink grapefruit and fresh strawberries. With a smooth crisp palate of red fruits and body from lees ageing this is an expressive English Pinot Noir from a great vintage, well balanced and a fabulous accompaniment for a warm summer day. This wine is great by itself in the sunshine and due its delicate aromas and crisp palate, it’s an excellent partner with light dishes such as a goat’s cheese salad.
Pimlico Rd Pinot Noir 2016
Pimlico Rd is a classic Pinot with aromas of black cherries, dried herbs and subtle spice, supported by fine tannins and an earthy finish. The grapes for this wine were grown in Limoux in France in an elevated limestone parcel, were hand-harvested and transported whole-bunch to our Fulham winery. The brooding red fruits and soft balance of this Pinot make it a classic pairing with roasted white meats such as the archetypal XMAS dinner of roast turkey. If you are looking for something a little off-piste, a smoked beetroot puree with creamy burrata makes a wonderful pairing for vegetarians.
Sydney St Syrah 2016
This is a generous wine with aromas of cherry, white pepper, licorice and smoky dried herbs. These grapes were grown in Calatayud in North East Spain, which allowed for a long growing season and wonderful aromatic maturity. After fermentation, this Syrah was barrel and concrete tank aged for a year and a half which softened the fine tannins and developed rich, concentrated aromatics. The smooth tannin of this wine and ripe fruit character makes it a fabulous pairing with barbecued steak, beef roasts, yet it’s equally delicious by itself in front of a warm fire.
Cabot Square Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
This is a deliciously full-bodied wine with aromas of blackberries, cassis, dried cedar, with a subtle mint and bay leaf finish. Grown organically in the Languedoc, these grapes had a long, gentle fermentation which resulted in masses of fine tannins and provides the wine amazing structure. The wonderful concentration of blackberries and moderate tannin structure allows this Cabernet to really shine when paired with robust dishes such as lamb roast or wild mushrooms pan fried with garlic and butter
