The Drinking Claret Case

A selection of our favourite clarets.

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2 bottles 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. This is a really superb everyday wine and is much more than just a normal claret.

2 bottles Chateau d'Argadens 2004
Superb value drinking claret from the Sichel family, owners of Château d'Angludet and Château Palmer. The wine shows amazing complexity and character for a Bordeaux costing less than £8. Very classy claret.

2 bottles Château Peyrabon Cru Bourgeois Haut-Médoc 2004
A really good Cru Bourgeois where the vines grow on sandy gravel. This property owned by the Bernard family is an example of how to make fabulous claret using great terroir combined with the latest in traditional modern technology (minimal intervention—for example vertical wine presses which are gentle and rely on gravity). The wines from Château Peyrabon win awards whenever they are shown. Their 2004 is no exception.

2 bottles Château Fourcas-Dumont 2003
From Listrac, a small appellation in the heart of the Medoc that produces many of the backbone wines of Bordeaux. This is a vineyard in ascendancy to be followed. Exceptional value for money—we hope that in years to come it will remain that way! High quality drinking claret.

1 bottle Château du Glana 2002
A fine Cru Bourgeois from St-Julien in the Medoc. This is exactly what what you would expect from thoroughly good, well-made claret from the excellent 2002 vintage. Very good value for money and drinking now (we recommend opening the bottle 1/2 hour before you drink it).

1 bottle Margaux Margaux Bordeaux 2005
Following on from the stunning Margaux 2004 we have bought a parcel of the 2005 of the same wine—declassified from one of the most famous Cru Classé in Margaux whose 2005 has been very highly rated by Robert Parker. 2005 is almost certainly the outstanding vintage of the last 30 years. This is very serious high class claret and at this price an unmissable bargain. It is very rich and hence drinking well already with another 20 years to go.

1 bottle La Réserve de Leoville Barton 2004
Made from the younger vines at the legendary 2nd growth Château Leoville Barton and 3rd growth Château Langoa Barton ('wine for the true claret connoisseur'—Robert Parker), owned by the Anglo-Irish Barton family since 1821. No more needs be said...terrific value.

1 bottle Château d'Angludet 2001
The Sichel family home and vineyard at d'Angludet in Margaux receives very special loving care and attention from the owners of Château Palmer and other vineyards—and produces wonderful wines from aged vines. The terroir at d'Angludet is why Bordeaux is centre of the fine wine industry—and always will be. Margaux normally produces more delicate and scented wines than its more northerly neighbours in the Medoc—and 2001 is a good, rich vintage, just beginning to drink really well now. This is a firm favourite of all of ours.

 

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