Fine Red Wine

This is a textbook example of the grape, with warm, intense plum and blackberry fruit, gentle tannins and a burst of morello-cherry lusciousness.

Deep in colour, with bright, leafy forest bramble fruit and appealing juicy texture. The warmth of the 22 vintage shines through here.

Bright, warm and full of ripe bramble fruit – all we look for in a Ventoux – but also with Mediterranean spice and liquorice. 

Made from low-yielding Grenache vines averaging over 70 years of age for a delicious example of how good modern Spanish winemaking gets.

Made from Portugal’s top red grape varietal, Touriga Nacional, and aged for six months in oak barrels for an exquisite richness in aroma, body and texture.

Catlo Volpi’s organic sangiovese from high altitude vineyards in Le Marche is a fruit driven red that makes for perfect summer drinking.

From France's deep south where the daily heat gives red wines a bigger, richer character than further north. This a wine with structure, suppleness and plenty of warm, ripe fruit.

Made in only the best vintages and blended for us by Jonathan Maltus, the first Englishman to be awarded 100 points by Robert Parker. Rich, ripe merlot, beautifully integrated oak.

A sumptuous blend of Sangiovese and Merlot from one of Chianti's most ancient estates, representing over 5 centuries of Siennese winemaking. Loves grilled red meats, game, mature cheeses.

Fine everyday drinking red, named after the Besnardeau three daughters from one of Robert parker’s favourite vineyards.

A delicious red Rhône and a long a favourite of the Guide Hachette des Vins, Hugh Johnson, Robert Parker and ours. Grenache, syrah and just a touch of mourvedre.

A lovely pinot noir from the Languedoc made by Burgundian Bruno Lafon and at a fraction of the price of red from the Cote d'Or or Cote Chalonnaise.

Deeply coloured with profound black berry aromas, enhanced with a touch of spice and notes of garrigue and liquorice. A sumptuous wine from the excellent 2020 vintage.

A great example from Saint-Gervais - one of the best Côtes-du-Rhône Villages. A blend of ripe syrah and grenache and is gloriously rich and jammy.

A silky merlot blend from the Côtes de Castillon to deliciously demonstrate just how good - and ageworthy - the wines of Bordeaux's more affordable regions have become.

From one of the best Estates in the Côtes de Bourg – ticks all the ‘affordable claret boxes. Rich forward and perfect for drinking now. Great value.

From pinot noir vines averaging 50 years of age comes this deeply fruited, peppery Bourgogne Rouge from the clay/limestone plateau in the Macon region of southern Burgundy.

From this up-and-coming producer a sensational Côtes du Rhône village and for us, one of the best value wines to be found in all the Rhône valley. Very Châteauneuf.

Full of rich, vibrant fruit, and is of such quality that one might easily mistake the cuvée for a good Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

From 3rd-growth Château Giscours (Margaux) and sumptuous, abundant, well-balanced proof that you need not always pay £20+ for a bottle of Left Bank pedigree and finesse.

The warm 2018 vintage is now drinking deliciously in de la Jasse's opulent flagship cuvée. From specially selected Cabernet parcels and the ultimate with BBQ/grilled red meats.

From the wine making team at Château Clinet in Pomerol and so good that the proprietor Ronan Laborde named it after himself. Luscious merlot that is at its peak now.

An earthy, opulent, authentic expression of Cabernet Sauvignon from the Languedoc.

Domaine les Grands Bois was recommended to us as the best local grower by the owner of the best bistro in Cairanne, itself the best of the 21 Cotes-du-Rhone villages.