French Wine

This is a brilliant Syrah, with lovely notes on the nose of crushed blackcurrant, black pepper, and leathery notes that you associate with Syrah in...

The Minervois Estibals is a blend of 60% Syrah, 20% Grenache, 20% Carignan. Deep red in colour with aromas of morello cherry, red fruit and the loc...

Almost too easy to drink here, this sweet-fruited red is amazing value, with warm notes of spice - cinnamon, star anise - subtle oak and a satisfyi...

Ruby red in colour with aromas of ripe cherry, wild strawberry, plum, blackcurrant, and clove. Delicate and juicy red fruit flavours on the palate....

From the right bank of Bordeaux and the sub region of Lalande de Pomerol comes this Merlot dominated Claret. Deep red in colour, showing some youth...

Very iconic winery in Brouilly, which has a new winemaker as of the 2014's and this looks to be taking the wines to another level, very much a Doma...

Some big structure here - powerful tannins hold an inky core of spiced and peppered plums and blackberries, with a good violet angle. Definitely on...

Classic Alsatian Pinot Noir - lighter in body with a gentle red fruit presence. Red cherries, strawberries and red currants with a mineral-tinged f...

Marquis de Calon is the 2nd wine of Calon Ségur, it is made 53% Merlot, 47% Cabernet Sauvignon. Its a cracker of a wine just entering its drinking ...

One of our best selling French reds, and with good reason. Earthy notes mingle with dark fruit and white pepper, so expect dollops of blackberry as...

This Beaujolais Villages from Domaine Andre Colonge et Fils is light, fresh and classic. A lovely deep crimson in appearance, the nose is bursting ...

The 2018 vintage in Burgundy was excellent, providing both quality, quantity and relief for the region’s vignerons. The delicate and refined style ...

A delightful 30-hectare property in the Languedoc located 60km southwest of Montpellier, very close to the sea.  All their wines are Côte de Thongu...

Amélie Berthaut's emergence as one of Burgundy's rising stars by now needs no reiteration, but the quality of her 2017 portfolio demonstrates that ...

A good lunchtime claret from the right bank. Aromas of cassis, cherry and spice. On the palate there are ripe plums, red berries and a touch of spi...

Easy-drinking, light-bodied Pinot. Despite that there is a lovely core of fruit and flavour - so often missing at Pinot at this price level. A flav...

From old, bush-vine Carignan vineyards in the far south of Languedoc-Roussillon between Corbieres and the Mediterranean.  This wine displays intens...

The Chateau has 35 hectares of vineyards and this wine is a blend of 60% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc and aged in oak for 1...

The Moulis en Medoc appellation sits between Margaux and Saint Julien and has a long respected terroir, although slightly under the radar today. Ch...

Le Serines comes from multiple terroirs and has matured for 18 months in 40% new French oak prior to bottling. It has an intense, complex nose of d...

Chiroubles has granitic, sandy, stony soils producing fruity, younger drinking styles of wine. The grapes are whole bunch fermented with a remontag...

Made from six grape varieties which are Grenache Noir 50%, Mourvèdre 10%, Syrah 10%, Carignan Noir 10%, Cinsault 10%, Counoise 10%, so think of thi...

We grabbed as much of this as we could after a visit we had to the domaine as it was clear to see how great this was. Our visit also showed just ho...

Two sisters now run Domaine de la Charbonnière and they have taken it up another level in terms of quality. They own 12 hectares around Châteauneuf...

Domaine Taupenot-Merme needs little introduction and this wine is just about showing all its tricks! A joy to drink, and can still keep on getting ...

A hearty wine indeed but something of a bargain. Full-bodied and rich due to the Tannat presence here, but the density is nicely broken up with the...

This tiny Pomerol property (3.66 hectares) was in 2018 under the same ownership as Chateau Latour. It is planted with predominately Merlot and Cabe...

Located in the foothills of the Alps, the Savoie represents one of the last, great undiscovered wine regions of France. The vineyards are amongst w...

A 1.7 hectare plot of 55 year old vines. The soils here are finer with more limestone so it makes a much more elegant style than you would normally...

The Lamarche family can trace its ancestry of working in Vosne-Romanée vineyards back to the 18th Century. This wine has a nose of bright red cherr...

Hand picked, 80 to 100% de-stemmed depending on the vintage. Vatting period of about 15 to 18 days, in open oak vats at a low temperature (controll...

Vincent took the oppertunity to buy this vineyard from his uncle, who also helped him set up back in the early days. the vines are around 100 years...

With only the lightest of filtration Beaujolais' Laurent Guillet's superb Morgon drinks very well young but is a great mid-term ager too. A neat ch...

Domaine Courtault Michelet's Pinot Noir comes from vineyards on the "Côte de Grisey" a pretty hillside near the village of Epineuil 20km east of Ch...

Amélie Berthaut's emergence as one of Burgundy's rising stars by now needs no reiteration, but the quality of her 2017 portfolio demonstrates that ...

The Tour de Luchey is a Merlot dominant estate on the silty banks of the Dordogne river. There is a super ripeness of fruit and a youthful charm ab...

Domaine la Soumade was set up back in 1979 by André Roméro, his son and nephew have since joined. There are now a leading winery in Rasteau indeed ...

Vincent Paris is now one of the most legendary producers of Cornas red wines and this Granit 60 is about as good as it gets. This is made from 3 pl...

From a parcel of wine situated at the foot of the Hermitage hill. Vinified in concrete then aged for 14- 18 months in a mixture of new and old oak ...

The 2013 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru has a gorgeous floral bouquet with ebullient red cherries and wild strawberry scents, a fine mineral core jus...

Deeply coloured and with deep flavours to match. Very intense on the nose with notes of grilled walnuts, orange peel and prunes, all of which find ...

Bright ruby red pinot noir. Very accessible with juicy fresh berries and a touch of spice and vanilla hint. Nicely balanced with fine integrated ta...

Domaine Hudelot-Noëllat wines have been amongst the best in Burgundy for generations. This is a really beautiful wine and excellent value for a vil...

The La Cure plot faces Pomerol and shares its famous terroirs of clay soils covered by gravel. The wine is a blend pf 83% Merlot and 17% Cabernet F...

A blend of 88% Merlot and 12% Cabernet Sauvignon, and matured in 70% new oak. It has a Pomerol bouquet of vibrant floral aromas, black cherries and...

Terrific value red made from very old vines. The combination of Grenache and Syrah, with a little Carignan, gives a finely spiced red with notes of...

Delicious Carignan from these old vines in the Languedoc. A neat meeting of spiced fruit, violets and herbs makes this a super buy. Deceptive struc...