This month’s mixed case from DBM Wines comprises four bottles each of three wines: a crisp Muscadet that would happily accompany the first few days of spring; and both a Chilean Malbec and a Spanish Shiraz that, should winter persist, will offer solace, especially if served with a warming beef stew. If you wish, you can buy 12 bottles of the individual wines.
Malbec Reserva, Nostros, Valle del Bio Bio, Chile 2018, offer price £8.89, case price £106.68
Smooth Chilean red with supple tannins and lots of black cherry and raspberry fruit.
Muscadet ‘La Roche Blanche’, Domaine des Herbauges, AOP Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu Sur Lie 2018, offer price £10.99, case price £131.88
Bone-dry; hints of grapefruit and honey.
Old Vines Shiraz ‘The Mimic’, Jumilla, Spain 2017, offer price £8.89, case price £106.68
As the label makes clear, this ‘mimics’ (successfully) Australia’s trademark style of Shiraz. Velvety.