{"title":"Restaurant Icons","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/Restaurant_Icons_Banner.jpg?v=1768761282\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTHE WINE LIST. WITHOUT THE CORKAGE.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou know the moment. You are dining out. The Sommelier recommends a bottle you have never seen on a supermarket shelf. You take a sip, and it sings. It pairs perfectly with the food, the atmosphere, and the company. You make a mental note of the label, intending to buy a case for home...And then you can’t find it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is because the world’s best wines often never make it to the high street. They are reserved exclusively for the \"On-Trade\" - the top restaurants, hotels, and private clubs. They travel through a different supply chain, hidden from the general public.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, here at Hic! we work alongside the UK’s finest specialist wine shippers to bring you the Restaurant Icons. These are the benchmarks. The \"Sommelier Secrets.\" The wines usually hidden behind a velvet rope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a specially curated selection of wines frequently found on the wine lists of Michelin Star restaurants, luxury cruise lines, and premium gastropubs. Featuring hard-to-find vintages from Antinori, Ridge, Vega Sicilia, Leflaive and many more besides.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking for something else? Our cellar covers the full \"On-Trade\" spectrum. Whether it was a hidden gem you discovered in a country gastro pub, a favourite pour from a cruise line, or the house white from your local bistro, we likely have it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf a Sommelier poured it, we probably stock it. 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Crafted by the legendary Antinori family at their Tenuta Guado al Tasso estate, Il Bruciato offers an outstanding, accessible entry point into the famous Super Tuscan style. In the glass, it delivers a deep ruby colour and an inviting nose full of crushed dark cherry, ripe blackberry, and delicate hints of sweet spice. The magic of this wine lies in the blend. The Cabernet Sauvignon provides a firm, architectural backbone, while the Merlot adds a plush, generous texture, and the Syrah finishes with a touch of warming pepper. The tannins are incredibly smooth and welcoming, making it remarkably approachable in its youth without sacrificing any of its pedigree. This is a fantastic, heavyweight red to enjoy around the dining table. It has the depth and flavour intensity to sit perfectly alongside a slow-cooked beef ragù, or to take centre stage next to a traditional Sunday roast lamb. 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A multi grape blend of Grenache, Cinsault, Mourvèdre, Ugni Blanc, Cabernet-Sauvignon, Sémillon and Rolle fruit is sourced from vines with an average age of 35 years. The vineyards are worked by hand, using natural animal fertilisers and no chemical weed killers. Part of the vineyard is plowed with horses and the area between the rows of vines is grassed over with cereals. Light rose petal in colour the nose is juicy, showing raspberry, currents and nectarine peach, together with oriental spices such as coriander grains, aromatic pepper and a hint of liquorice. The palate is dense and supple, silky and medium fresh, generous, spicy with intense flavours of ripe fruits such as red berries and aromatic zests. 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The palate is fleshy and brimming with stone fruit and citrus, finishing crisp and juicy with a long, flinty dryness. 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Dark plum, berry compote, rhubarb and raspberry flavours lead to a peppery mid-palate of vibrant red berry acidity and fine-grained tannins, finishing with lingering flavours of mulberry and black pepper.[#intro]A Barossa interpretation of Rhône red blending Shiraz, Grenache, Mataro \u0026amp; Viognier...[\/intro]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Henschke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32203704893507,"sku":"A24HENSCHKEHS-1","price":32.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/products\/Henry_sSevenBottle.jpg?v=1605956954"},{"product_id":"shaw-smith-m3-chardonnay","title":"Shaw + Smith M3 Chardonnay 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eEstablished in 1989 by Martin Shaw and Michael Hill Smith MW, Shaw + Smith's aim is to make contemporary, high quality wines that stand among the best of their type in Australia. The wines are made exclusively from fruit grown in the Adelaide Hills, one of Australia's coolest and most exciting wine regions. Fruit for the M3 Chardonnay was predominantly sourced from the Shaw + Smith vineyard at Lenswood, which was planted in 1999 and purchased by Martin and Michael in 2012. The grapes are whole bunch pressed, and then fermented in French oak, one third of which was new. The wine was matured for nine months in oak with some lees stirring, followed by two months in tank on lees prior to bottling. This Chardonnay has great presence, with intense aromas of white flowers and lemon blossom alongside smoky notes from the perfectly integrated oak. Typically, the 'M3' shows citrus and nectarine notes. 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Vines are anywhere from 50 to 130 years old, and a true representation of California old vine Zinfandel. Hailing from over 20 ancient vineyards across California and aged in only 10% new oak, the wine has all those bright, pure berry fruit notes and more. Intensely satiating and polished on the palate, with the kind of natural depth, complexity and grace that can only come from truly old vines There is no better way to gauge the classic character of old vine Zinfandel in California than through this wine. 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It also produces one of the long lived Moulin-à-Vents that has the capacity to mature beautifully over 20-30 years. This wine has an exquisite deep cherry red colour. It releases powerful aromas of lush red fruit and spices, both elegant and dense. The taste is abundant, tannins are well-formed despite their youth, at once harmonious, delicate and impressive. A wine of the highest standard, with a full, fleshy fruit character. It will be fine drinking for 10-20 years, perhaps even longer. 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On the palate there are notes of stone fruits, a certain nuttiness and a hint of honey supporting the freshness of the acidity. UK stock receives an additional 6 months post-disgorgement ageing so it is ready to drink upon release but cellaring for a few years will reveal greater depths. 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