The Jonathan Maltus Mixed Case

The Spectator has just offered its readers a selection of our wines made by St-Emilion producer Jonathan Maltus. Here is the offer, in Simon Hoggart’s words.

4 bottles La Reserve Claret, Bordeaux 2008

4 bottles Château Teyssier, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2007

2 bottles Château Laforge, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2007

2 bottles Château Laforge, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2001

“Maltus makes his wines in St-Emilion, the lovely hill town inland from Bordeaux, with love and dedication. All of them have a stateliness, an elegance combined with rich, juicy flavours. The offer comes from the highly successful online merchants FromVineyardsDirect.

La Reserve 2008 (£8.95) is their house Claret. I’ve often compared a decent red Bordeaux to the sitting room in a gentleman’s club: aromas of smoke, leather and the cedary savour of a cigar tube. This has it in spades. Maltus’s next level up is the Château Teyssier 2007 (£14.95), a lovely example of Merlot, soft but with a fine, robust flavour.

Finally, the superb Château Laforge, one of the best Bordeaux I have drunk for some time. The 2007 (£25.95) is delicious, but the 2001 (£29.95) is already exceptional, packed with gorgeous dark flavours—cherries, damsons, the whiff of a forest. I have had worse grands crus classés at many times the price.”

Prices are all-inclusive for deliveries to UK mainland. Minimum total order is 1 case (12 bottles of 75cl equivalent) for the UK and 2 cases (24 bottles of 75cl equivalent) for Northern Ireland, Highlands and islands. Please note there is a surcharge for delivery to Northern Ireland and Islands. Please call 020 7549 7900 for more info or read our Delivery/Collection Information and Terms & Conditions. We use recycled boxes for our mixed cases to help protect the environment.