French Wine

The grapes come off 10 hectares of steep slopes around Les Riceys in the southern Aube. Made from Pinot Noir this is a wonderfully rich and a gen...

This stuff has been here even longer than we have. Year in, year out the consistent quality makes it ever reliable. Absolutely classic Sauvignon Bl...

A wonderful example of Touraine Sauvignon Blanc, it has a zippy acidic structure and bright flavours of grapefruit, tropical fruit, green pepper, a...

As ever anything that appears with Bruno Sorg on the label this is both value-orientated and brimming with quality. Some terrific citrus and green ...

Argentina gets a lot attention when it comes to Malbec, so its really nice to see this wine from Cahors, the ancient birthplace of Malbec. For gene...

One of the great Rasteau producers here in fine form. Full-bodied with Southern Rhône herb and spice notes, as well as a heady core of dark fruit a...

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...

Name-checked by Jancis Robinson as the bottle which 'proved to me that rosé can be a seriously fine wine'. It has classic Provence elegance but wit...

Domaine Jean Collets et Fils is spread over the best slopes of the Right and Left Banks of the Serein with 4 levels of appellation. Their wines sta...

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

The grape used here is Picpoul Noir and it's the dark-skinned sibling of the white grape used in the popular Picpoul de Pinet.  With a very pale pi...

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

What could be better than a bottle of Gallimard Champagne? Well, a magnum of course! Same great value Champagne made all the more impressive by the...

These wines are deep, rich and full, but with lovely freshness and elegance. On the nose apples and brioche followed by a nutty creamy palate and a...

The Champion family have been growing grapes in Chouilly since the mid 18th century. Today it is run by Francois and his two daughters Clemence and...

The fresh and dry Chablis from Burgundy is great value for money. Pale yellow with aromas of stone fruit and subtle note of green apples.  The pala...

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

Fantastic easy drinking red blend from CNP master Roger Sabon.  

Hand picked Pinot Noir is blended with hand-harvested Chardonnay, a delicate nose of red fruits and black fruits, in the mouth it stays fresh crisp...

The Château and vineyards are situated at the very northern tip of the Corbières just to the south of the Minervois. Their Viognier grapes are harv...

Champagne Bonnet Gilmert, situated in Oger in the Cote des Blancs near Avize, is managed by Aude Vauban and Carla Bonnet, representing the fifth ge...

This small co-operative, founded in 1954, has 110 members and 200 hectares of vineyard. Their wines are vinified using only their members’ grapes, ...

If you ask anyone who works in our shop about Bruno Sorg's Pinot Gris you'll start to think we run his fan club! This is a mighty wine. Crammed ful...

Château de la Négly is in the village of Fleury d’Aude in the region known as La Clape.  Owner Jean Paux-Rosset and oenologist Claude Gros produce ...

Peachy white that has many aspects of quality country wine but at a fraction of the price. Passion-fruit Sauvignon aromatics dominate but there's s...

Restrained yet fabulously rich Gewürztraminer from vineyards in the Grand Cru Eichberg, boasting excellent weight and character. Has lots of fruit,...

Brilliant yellow in colour with hints of apples, pears, ripe quince and peach. Great depth of flavour and a deliciously long finish. Organic and bi...

What a cracking wine! Have to say we were blown away by this! So an 'Orange Wine' made in Bordeaux, in Cérons, Graves, which is a region for making...

A classy wine from fruit sourced from four villages within Pouilly which, between them, offer the various key soil types essential for top notch Po...

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...

Winemaker Christophe has been farming biodynamically since 1999 and believes in minimal intervention thus allowing the soil to express the mineral...

Made with 100% Pinot Noir grapes this crisp and dry rose is deliciously light with flavours of red summer berries.  Great as an aperitif or with gr...

Aromas of white flowers (peach, pear) with tones of hazelnuts form the freshness of the nose. The mouth is intense, round, full of complexity with ...

The wine is blended from botrytis affected Muscadelle, Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon grapes grown on clay and limestone soil vineyards running along...

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

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...

The AIX Rosé has become a benchmark for Provence Rosé since the Kurver family founded the brand in 2009. A lovely pale, salmon pink colour with bea...

This demi-sec strikes a near perfect balance between freshness and sweetness. Silvery yellow in colour, with aromas of cooked apple, acacia honey a...

A delightful Côtes du Rhône white wine that is wonderfully fresh and fruity. It's a blend of Viognier and Grenache Blanc, a quarter of the blend is...

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

High on the sandy soils above the sleepy village of Fleurie sits the Chapel of La Madone, surrounded by the vines that go into making this elegant ...

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 Mandard is a family winery for five generations, located in Mareuil-sur-Cher, in the Loir-et-Cher . Their Touraine is grassy with zippy aci...

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

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...

Château Tour du Cauze is situated east of the Saint Emilion plateau, and was constructed in the 19th century over the remains of a ruined medieval ...

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...

Chateau Siran has quietly gone about its business. Never seemingly wanting to conform. Indeed it could have gone into the 1855 classification but t...