French Red Wine

Château Ramafort 2010 is perhaps our bargain of the year. The Bordelais are raving about the recently released 2010 from >

Our Red Wine Bargain of the Year Château Trillol 2015 at £8.95 - a massive saving of £5 a bottle respectively and the 2015 >

"The 2012 Ailes de Paloumey, second wine of Ch. Paloumey, a long-neglected but now restored and revived Haut-Médoc estate, >

Château Cayla 2016 is our everyday drinking claret. It has everything we were looking for soft, rich merlot driven >

"The 2011 Ch. de Gironville from the Haut-Médoc is an almost equal blend of Cab Sauv and Merlot (plus a dribble of Petit >

"The 2007 Grand-Puy-Lacoste has a straight-down-the-line, no frills, pencil lead-infused, black-fruited bouquet with wonderful >

Dominique dates back to the 1700s taking its name from the Caribbean Island where the owner made his fortune. 2011 is drinking >

"The 2009 Ch. Laroche Bel Air is from the Côtes de Bordeaux and a 10/10 vintage. With lashings of Merlot and dashes of Cabernets >

Finding small mature Bordeaux parcels is what we are all about. And a 2008 is a great find. Even in pandemic and lockdown >

Really good affordable claret from 2010, one of the greatest vintages of modern times, has virtually disappeared from the >

"The 2008 Ch. Mauvesin from Moulis-en-Médoc is a Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant blend that has aged beautifully. Fully mature, >

High class claret from a great year that is drinking really well now Château Moulin Eyquem 2016 is exactly that! It is one >

The walled or 'clos' vineyards at Château Quinault L'Enclos were planted some 200 years ago. The Château was owned and run >

"Coming from Fronsac, the 2010 Ch. Saint-Nicolas is crammed with rich, ripe Merlot, seasoned with just a touch of Cab Franc. >

Lucile Avril (85%Grenache, 10% Mourvedre and 5% Syrah) has pretty black raspberry, spring flowers and toasted spice to go >

"A terrific wine, the 2015 Cornas Terre Brulee combines smoky notes of grilled plums and meat in a full-bodied format. It's >

So different from ‘old-style’ Cornas. Jaboulet’s is more elegant and stylish, with more fruit and softness of texture. Still >

"A rich, structured Crozes Hermitage, Jaboulet’s 2012 Domaine de Thalabert offers first-rate notes of blackcurrants, peppery >

"I loved the 2013 Crozes Hermitage Cuvee Gaby. Deep, rich and surprisingly concentrated, it offers classic blackberry, cassis, >

"The 2016 Crozes Hermitage Classique looks like it will be another easy-drinking charmer. It shows solid varietal and terroir >

"At 10 years of age, the 2009 Crozes Hermitage Nouvelere is bricking at the rim but delivers plenty of cassis-soaked meaty >

This is quite a bold Crozes, but still unmistakeably syrah – classc blackcurrant and blackberry fruit, with a robust palate >

The Devillard family’s Côteaux Bourguignons ‘Le Renard’ has long been the house red Burgundy, served in a carafe, chez Allard, >