Red Wine By Grape

The Gran Reserva red from Altos, invariably 8-10 years old, has long been a favourite of ours and of many of our customers, and at this price, astonishingly great value.

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.

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

Everyday-drinking Côtes-du-Rhône reds don't get much better than Vidal-Fleury's GSM. Then again, their 250-years-plus experience of making wines among the great Rhône appellations, it's hardly surprising.

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.

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.

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.

Louis Latour's Valmoissine is a glorious pinot noir from the high vineyards of the Coteaux de Verdon. And at a fraction of the price of his wines from Corton Charlemagne.

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

In a sheltered valley at the foot of Monte Amiato, the highest mountain in Tuscany, the wines benefit from the very rich mineral soil of this extinct volcano.  

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.

A high quality claret from the great 2010 vintage, when the growing season and harvest in Bordeaux were as close to perfect as it gets.

This pinot noir / gamay made by the Devillard family of Chateau de Chamirey in Mercurey is the house red burgundy of Alain Ducasse’s great left bank bistrot Chez Allard.

From pinot vines planted on sandstone soil which provides moisture throughout the growing season and a undercurrent mineral complexity for a wine as intriguing as it is delicious.

"It’s a real treat to get full mature red Bordeaux from such a fine vintage for such a fair price."

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

A sumptuous shiraz/pinotage blend from the seabreezed vineyards in the Hemel-en-Aarde valley where many of the finest South African wines are made. Rhone-like structure and depth of flavour.

An estate situated on one of the finest terroirs of Saint-Emilion and therefore has some of the great Premiers Grands Crus Classés as neighbours. Big, concentrated, expressive.

Old vine, single vineyard Cinsault and Cabernet blend grown at 1, 000m elevation; terrific power, concentration and level of quality that nears Musar's grand vin at half the price.

Mercurey is among the finest villages in the Cote Chalonnaise and Château de Chamirey, with a third of its grapes Premier Cru, makes theirs one of the best value red ...

"Full, rich and weighty, crammed with heady hedgerow fruit, it's a fine expression of both vintage and appellation. Silky smooth in the mouth, with great localdepth of juicy cassis flavour"

"... it’s a wonderfully classy vino, with hints of cedar wood, tobacco, leather and plenty of cassis on the impressively sophisticated finish."