Fine French 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.

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 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 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.

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

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

An "utterly delicious Médoc" from one of the great Bordeaux vintages of recent times, and one in which a complexity of fruit-laden flavours now approaching full maturity.

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

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.

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.

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..."

Magical claret from one of the two greatest vintages since 1945 and 1961 and now quite rare to find on market.

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

"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.

The nose is bursting with red and black fruits, and there is also some complexity from the oak. Ripe and lush on the palate with a gentle tannic structure and ...

From 2.5 hectares of vineyard averaging 45 years of age, here is deeply-flavoured, juicy, sophisticated pinot noir from Rully on the Cote Chalonnaise in southern Burgundy.