The Week Wine Club: Our February offer with Corney & Barrow

Congratulations to all of you who managed to survive Dry January! It’s not something I’ve ever attempted, but hats off to those who did. However you started the year, I can assure you that you won’t want to miss our February selection from Corney & Barrow. Corneys made their reputation by championing underappreciated wines such as Pomerol, and their business has now spread beyond the greatest Bordeaux and Burgundy into relatively unknown wine regions, so there’s never been a better time to explore beyond the European classics.

Wine makers are enhancing their own region by applying knowledge they’ve gained elsewhere. Pinot Noir rarely appeared beyond Burgundy, but now we can find exciting versions in neighbouring Italy, and further afield in the Antipodes and North America. The Nelson family are successfully growing shiraz in South Africa, and the renaissance of dry red wines in Portugal show it’s not just in new regions that exciting wines can be discovered. More and more, the quality of a wine is down to the grower rather than the specific regionit originates. Our February selection offers plenty of opportunity to discover this for yourself, at exclusive bargain prices!

You can buy the wines from the selection below as a single case of 12 bottles, or as mixed cases. The mixed case includes two bottles of each of the selected wines, at an exclusive price for The Week Wines of just £175, usually £207. If you prefer to buy a mixed case of red or whites from this selection, they’re also available with great savings. All are at an exclusive price for readers of The Week and with free UK mainland delivery. Terms & conditions apply. HURRY, this curated wine offer is only available until 5 March 2018.

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La Tunella Pinot Nero 2015 13% £11.95 £10.75 per bottle

This family-owned estate is from Friuli in north east Italy, near the border with Slovenia and Austria. Made exclusively from the Pinot Noir grape, it is delightfully fresh with a lovely clean texture – more like a high quality Beaujolais than red Burgundy. This is an exceptionally good price for such a well-made low yield wine with its unobtrusive structure. It would be ideal to drink with any light food or simply by itself. Click here to buy: £129 for a case of 12 bottles (saving £14.40).

Manoella Wine and Soul 2014 14.5% £16.95 £14.17 per bottle

Manoella is an exciting dry red blend of four different local grape varieties grown in the Pinhão Valley of the Douro, which is also the heart of Port production in Portugal. Owned by Jorge Serôdio Borges and his wife Sandra Tavares, Jorge is the fifth generation of his family to make wine in this location. They are complex and robust wines, which have hints of fruitcake flavours and are made for equally hearty foods. Although ready to drink now, they have sufficient structure to last for many years. Ideal if you like well-structured southern Rhône wines. Click here to buy: £170 for a case of 12 bottles (saving £33.40).

Nelson Estate Shiraz 2012 14.5% £16.95 £14.17 per bottle

This Northern Rhone style red is from an award-winning family run vineyard in the Paarl district of South Africa’s Cape region. The balance and purity of the fruit is remarkable; it has more complexity than many other New World versions. Corney & Barrow are exclusive importers of Nelson wines in the UK. It has broad shoulders but is absolutely delicious. Click here to buy: £170 for a case of 12 bottles (saving £33.40).

Francois Carillon Bourgogne Chardonnay 2015 13% £20.95 £17.50 per bottle

This is an exciting village white Burgundy from one of the most renowned wine makers in the region. They are famous for their numerous premier cru wines from Puligny-Montrachet and despite its simple denomination, this can be regarded as a mini-Puligny in all but name. It has a racy, citrusy style with a refreshing minerally end, yet possesses pure fruit with that hint of honey you get in great white Burgundy. I can imagine this actually improving in the next few years, given that it comes from such a brilliant vintage. A bargain for this level of quality. Click here to buy: £210 for a case of 12 bottles (saving £41.40).

Tardieu-Laurent Les Becs Fins Blanc, Côtes du Rhône 2016 13.5% £15.95 £12.50 per bottle

I adore the wines of Tardieu-Laurent, and this white Côtes du Rhône is no exception. It has an unctuous but gloriously fresh finish and is ideal if you have tired of the usual Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc alternatives. Tardieu-Laurent was a collaboration between Michel Tardieu and Burgundian Dominic Laurent but is now under the sole control of Michel, who selects the grapes and is responsible for the blending and bottling of his wines. They come from five different grape varieties located in three Rhône regions. Click here to buy: £210 for a case of 12 bottles (saving £41.40).

Bakestone Chardonnay, Napa Valley 2015 14% £20.75 £17.92 per bottle

Made from younger vines, this is the second wine from Cakebread, one of the greatest Californian chardonnays. Located in the coastal region near the Napa Valley, this has more richness than the traditionally leaner white Burgundies of France but is in no way cloying or heavy. Aged in French oak, and less than half the price of its grander relative, it is a perfect introduction to the joys of New World Chardonnay. Click here to buy: £210 for a case of 12 bottles (saving £41.40).