Renowned for quality, Stag’s Leap wines balance richness with structure. The Witchery by the Castle: Enchanting setting, great meal and wine list - See 5,966 traveler reviews, 2,056 candid photos, and great deals for Edinburgh, UK, at Tripadvisor. This however is first class; up there with the great Cheval Blancs. Witchery Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville, USA: Cabernet Sauvignon: 38,352 nd: 89 $ 89: Witchery Reserve Proprietors Blend, Napa Valley, USA: Bordeaux Blend Red: 79,122 nd: 89 $ 80: Witchery Zinfandel, Howell Mountain, USA: Zinfandel: 181,914 th — Witchery Sauvignon Blanc, … An elegant Champagne that celebrates the artistic past of this great house. This takes up where the old Central Coast Syrah left off and offers a better introduction to Alban’s marvellous wines. Elegant & balanced Châteauneuf from this well-regarded estate. The Mabys make a delicious round, smooth and quaffable wine, With Grenache, Syrah & Mourvèdre grapes from the vineyards of Rasteau village, this wine has delightful spice, redcurrant and pepper aromas. Dominated by Grenache, with some Syrah and Mourvèdre, this has a delightfully spiced nose with hints of violets, white pepper and black cherries. Situated to the north-west of Beaune in the direction of Savigny-Les-Beaune, this beautiful 34.5-acre parcel produces gloriously fragrant, supple, fruity, easy to drink wines. Italian varietals are still only seen on the periphery of the Australian market, but some serious wines are starting to filter through to the U.K. Tasting like a very decent Chianti with Sangioveses’ typically firm tannins, yet in possession of a ripe core of fruit to express it’s Australian heritage. This big, structured wine is built for the long haul and is now starting to drink well. Incredibly intense aromas and extremely full on the palate, this bench-mark wine epitomises all that is great and unique about these wonderfully rich wines; their signature Gassman sweet edge, superbly balanced by the vibrant acidity of the fruit, This cuvée perfectly illustrates the typical Trimbach style; fully dry, but rich and engagingly concentrated, Dry, in the signature Trimbach style, but so rich it almost seems sweet (it isn’t!). Witchery Wine was founded in 2009 by Gordon Larum and Richard and Dawn Hawthorne. A big and opulent Port, drinking well now and for a long time to come. Intense & complex; well-structured with sweet, fully ripe dark berry fruits. The first release from the new Jura venture of Marquis d’Angerville maker of the finest wines in Volnay. This small house was recently named as the third best in Champagne (behind Krug and Bollinger) by the influential magazine La Revue du vin de France. Rated as one of New Zealand’s best Pinots; classy in every way, with exotic gamey fruits that seem to go on forever on the lengthy finish. Mullineux is certainly one of the current ‘superstar’ producers in South Africa. One of the most respected winemakers in California, David Ramey is making some of the very best Chardonnays in the US. Drinking well now, this is elegant and mature. A big, black, viscous glass of wine, this exhibits huge amounts of ripe, black, almost caramelised fruits on the nose and lots of rich multi-layered fruit, tannin and rich oak on the palate. The top wine in a series of occasional releases, this has spent four years in wood and is released in microscopic quantities, with huge Parker points hence the funny money price. The wines from this monopole vineyard are built to last like everything else made here. Complex and mineral, with good aging potential, but utterly delicious right now, Planeta are probably the most celebrated young winery in Sicily, consistently gathering accolades at home and abroad. Once more the flavours are copious, the experience hedonistic. This unique cuvée (a third each of Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier & Pinot Noir), entirely vinified in oak, is a virtuoso example of subtle barrel-aging. Produced by the former head wine-maker at Cloudy Bay, who favours a 'hands off' non-interventionist approach, producing this well-balanced and succulent Sauvignon Blanc. Made in old barriques to add a touch of complexity, this is easy, delicious and hard to beat. Their Valpolicella is Amarone in everything but name (being made from 100% air-dried grapes since the 2002 vintage) and is a truly massive wine, Quintarelli have long been respected for pushing the boundaries of quality of Valpolicella and at their best they are peerless. A very small boutique operation, making intense wines from vineyards that seem to be more rock than soil. Classic Pauillac; just starting to shed its tannins & open up. Vernay’s patience and attention to detail, help produce this stand-out example of this uniquely peachy and aromatic wine. There’s notes of violets and mulberries, with just a hint of bell-pepper adding complexity. Beautifully assembled, with mocha, cassis and cigar-box aromas, with elegant tannins wrapped around the warm dark fruit on the palate. The sheer quality of D.P. This Merlot-dominated blend is the flagship blend from the joint venture between Aubert de Villaine of DRC in Burgundy and Larry Hyde in Napa. Lots of tropical fruit supported, but not smothered by some very fine oak. Meticulous viticulture and wine- making in harmony, to produce profound and elegant Pinot. Rust-en-Vrede’s signature wine is one of South Africa’s finest. Made to celebrate their 200. Luis Cañas has been running this estate as one of the most progressive in Rioja since the 70’s. $32 per bottle. Intensely botryised and seamlessly full; truly profound wine. Beaucastel has been at the forefront of fine wine production in the Southern Rhône for some time and is still the benchmark for great Châteauneuf. Syrah with a couple of other Rhône varietals added for complexity. One of the best Chardonnays in Australia, or the entire New World for that matter. There is a concentrated elegance and ability to age in this top cuvée, that marks it out as one of the greatest Sauvignon Blancs found anywhere. Lounge/Bar: No on-site bar. Full-scale and rich, yet elegant and never overbearing. With a subtle, not dominating, use of oak, this is destined to age with grace. Felton Road have a reputation as one of the best producers of Pinot in Otago or anywhere else in NZ. Full of intense tropical fruit and supported by floral notes allowing the oak to integrate beautifully. Citrus fruits combine with vanilla on the nose & palate, with great subtlety & balance. We hope to have this resolved soon, but in the meantime, if you would like to reserve a table, please email info@thewitchery.com, © The Witchery by the Castle.