Fine French Red Wine

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

A lively, cherry and red berry-scented pinot, with a soft, rounded palate full of black cherry and blackcurrant flavours.

Chàteau Hyot is a 'house' claret with a style, character and sheer drinkability we very rarely find at this level. Hails from the excellent 2020 vintage.

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 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.

For all of you who enjoy a smart buy, and a good house red for years to come, this is an exceptional vintage.

A captivating equilibrium between sumptuous, spicy dark fruit and a surprisingly gentle, fresh conclusion. A remarkable performance from a wine so youthful.

Rasteau, with cairanne is the best of the 21 Cotes-du-Rhône Villages. Small fourth generation family growers Marc and Mireille Besnardeau's grenache, syrah and mourvedre Rasteau is a favourite of ours.

Classically claret, and quite Saint-Julien in style. Nearly ten years of maturity gives this layers and layers of flavour.

Enticing, bold aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry with a hint of dark liquorice and spice. Fine, balanced tannins and beautiful long finish.

Château Ramafort is in cracking form. The Cru Bourgeois estate, once belonged to Château Lafite. A 50/50 blend of cabernet sauvignon and merlot.

"Deep dark red, with robust red and black fruit on the nose and touches of cedarwood and spice..."

"It has weight and character of course, but it's surprisingly light on its feet for a Saint-Estèphe..."

Wonderful structure and balance, where merlot delivers rich, vibrant, plummy fruit, and cabernet franc adds structure, a touch of perfume and bouquet garni both aromatically and on the palate.

"The tannins eased off as I worked my way down the bottle where I found nothing but pleasure."

"This is a class act and can only get classier as it matures."

A classic Pauillac expressed entirely through estate vineyard fruit and by the same winemaking team as châteaus grand vin label itself.

A fine expression of Pomerol - deep, dark and profound with striking spiced black plum and damson fruit and an exotic, ethereal perfume.

Another very pretty, expressive 2021 with pronounced blackberry and plum aromas and an underlying green-leaf freshness.

As rich, generous and rewarding as one would expect from Hubert de Bouard of Ch. Angélus fame and former Cheval Blanc legend Dominique. A cuvée of serious pedigree.

Lovely ruby red sheen, real purity and freshness. Aromas of red berry fruit, plum and raspberry, notes of coffee and tobacco, a touch of truffle perhaps and herbaceous element on ...

"Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2017 Les Tourelles de Longueville gives aromas of crushed blackberries, warm plums and mulberries with accents of bay leaves, garrigue and cinnamon..."