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...

Established in 1906 and claiming to be the oldest co-operative in France, the Arbois Fruitière has played a significant role in the history and dev...

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...

Silky smooth - almost Pinot Noir like in fact but somewhat spicier - and we can’t help but be reminded of Château Rayas although that does Domaine ...

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...

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

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 vineyards are situated in prime Châteauneuf locations—Les Cabrières, La Crau, Courthézon, and Nalys—each featuring characteristic “galets roulé...

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

Proper Vin de Pays Chardonnay - creamy and fresh. This is really terrific value - solid Chardonnay character so some good texture, chalk-dusted app...

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 ...

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...

Since the late eighteenth century, the family of the Counts Lafond has had the largest and most renowned vineyards of Pouilly Fumé. Patrick Baron d...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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

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...

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...

Delightfully crisp and light in body, this fresh and vibrant white is a fine partner for most seafood but the producers recommend it with oysters i...

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...

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...

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 ...

A captivating wine with complex aromas, a delicious roundness, wonderful ripe citrus notes, minerality and above all an exceptional length on the p...

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 local g...

The 2023 Domaine Pouderoux Maury is a fortified “vin doux naturel” from the tiny Maury AOC in southern France’s Roussillon, made from 100% old-Gren...

A hidden gem from this rarely encountered single varietal, lovely dry and richly textured palate, it is impressively fragrant with hedgerow flowers...

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...

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...

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

The 2024 Michel Chavet Pouilly-Fuissé is a 100% Chardonnay from Burgundy’s Mâconnais, offering a fresh, mineral-driven expression of the appellatio...

Burgundy’s distinctive, yet less prominent white grape variety comes from low-yielding vines over 50 years old. This wine expresses the vibrant cha...

Vinified in small oak casks which help conserve the aromatic range of the Pinot Noir grape  from Grand Cru vineyards around Ay. There is sublime to...

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 Collard family's winemaking legacy dates back to 1919, when Lucien Collard married Julia Bara, whose family had been cultivating vines in this ...

Esprit Nature is Giraud's vision of natural wine. Spangled with beautiful mineral bitters, it pushes the door of great champagne wines, while its i...

In 2017, Alice and Antoine's Domaine "Grange Saint-Sauveur" was created, named after the barn attached to the Saint-Sauveur chapel. They have a tot...

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 ...

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...

The 2022 Château Briatte Sauternes comes from a modest family-run estate in the heart of the Sauternes AOC, made in the traditional sweet-wine styl...

We are big fans of Le Rocher des Violettes and love their beautifully textured individual wines. So we were excited to try his old vine “Côt” (Malb...

Château de Caraguilhes sits in the heart of the Corbières region in southern France. It’s a beautiful ancient estate, and also one of the area’s tr...

Stunning Provence rosé - dry, refined and exceptionally pure. Scents of jasmine tea, red cherries and strawberry blossom, with ripe fruit notes, li...