The Drinking Claret Case

A selection of our favourite Clarets.

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1 bottle La Reserve Claret, Bordeaux 2006
Our house Claret selected from Saint Emilion vineyards and blended exclusively for us by larger than life Jonathan Maltus, producer of Château Teyssier and Le Dôme, one of Saint Emilion’s greatest (and most expensive) wines. Will Lyons sums it up when he writes: ‘The search for an above average house Claret is over…It has everything one looks for in decent red Bordeaux: notes of pencil shavings, cedar wood and ripe berries—a must for every Sunday roast.’ A really superb everyday wine and is far more than just a normal Claret.

1 bottle Chateau d'Argadens 2006
Superb value drinking Claret from the Sichel family. Dark, brooding red with excellent fruit on the nose. Good complex berry fruit structure and very easy drinking. Really well made, good value Bordeaux. Nicely mature and will continue drinking well for several years.

1 bottle Petit Figeac, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2006
A fabulous boutique St Emilion Grand Cru from the very heart of the Figeac plateau. Definitively not a second wine and considered to be close behind the Grand Vin itself—at about a third of the price! A nose of plums & damsons with a hedonistic musk, the palate marked with smooth tannins, glycerous rich fruit and perfectly balanced acidity AND a 30 second finish! Superb in all respects!

1 bottle Château Canuet, Margaux Bordeaux 1999
This is great Claret with all the classic elegance and full body that one expects of a really good Margaux. Fresh and fruit driven with rich flavours of black fruits, liquorice and spice. This wine is full bodied with wonderful silky tannins and a very long finish.

1 bottle Pauillac, AC Pauillac 2006
Beautifully made, rich and already beginning to drink well, this is a wine that will grace any table as very high class Claret—at a fraction of the price its quality and origin would suggest.

1 bottle Margaux, Margaux Bordeaux 2006
Surprisingly soft and approachable with superb balance, structure and acidity as one would expect knowing where it came from. It shows its true potential if opened an hour or so before being drunk or decanted. Delicious. Very good Claret in every respect.

1 bottle Château Pedesclaux 5th Growth, Pauillac, Bordeaux 2004
Deep purple with blackcurrant fruit flavours on the nose. Rich, concentrated and very drinkable now. Just about the perfect Pauillac for drinking now. As with the 2005 this is stunning value, and is for drinking now and over the next 5 years. A great advertisement for Bordeaux.

1 bottle La Réserve de Leoville Barton Saint-Julien, Bordeaux 2004
Made from the younger vines at the legendary 2nd growth Château Leoville Barton and 3rd growth Château Langoa Barton this wine is a bright, lively deep red—lots of fruit with a hint of prunes and walnuts as the wine opens up. Rich and complex with excellent soft tannins. A classic St-Julien and everything it should be.

1 bottle Château Ducluzeau Listrac-Médoc 2000
Fully mature Claret from the great 2000 vintage. Deep and well structured with a ripe, mature, Merlot nose. Good mineral flavours with hints of spice, soy and blackcurrants. Regarded as the best property in Listrac this wine shows why.

1 bottle Château Fayau, Bordeaux 1ere Côtes de Bordeaux 2005
A classic, elegant drinking Claret from the outstanding 2005 vintage. Radiant raspberry red colour with an intensely fruity nose. A delightful complexity combining tastes of cherry, blackcurrant, vanilla and liquorice. It is well rounded with spice notes a long fruit-filled finish. Delicious.

1 bottle Château Méaume, Reserve du Château Bordeaux Superieur 2003
Alan Johnson-Hill only makes the Reserve du Château at Château Méaume in really good years—it is the pick of his crop and is aged in second year barrels bought from the legendary Le Pin in Pomerol. This is a very good Claret from the sumptiously ripe 2003 vintage.

1 bottle Château Marjosse, Bordeaux Superieur 2006
Our stunning new Claret from Château Majosse, owned and run by Pierre Lurton. Dark, brooding cherry colour with elegant and sophisticated aromas of berry fruit, the 2006 is a beautifully made, soft, concentrated and well-rounded drinking Claret.

 

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