France
France remains the benchmark for fine wine, home to many of the world's most celebrated vineyards, historic estates and sought-after, age-worthy wines. Its extraordinary diversity of climates, soils and grape varieties has shaped centuries of winemaking tradition, with many of the world's great wine styles and varieties still judged against their French counterparts.
Bordeaux is renowned for its structured, long-lived blends of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, while Burgundy produces remarkably precise, terroir-driven expressions of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Champagne, made principally from Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, is the world's most celebrated sparkling wine, equally capable of marking a special occasion or developing wonderful complexity with age.
Elsewhere, the Loire Valley stretches from mineral Sauvignon Blanc and wonderfully age-worthy Chenin Blanc to elegant Cabernet Franc and Pinot Noir. The Rhône Valley brings another contrast, from the perfumed, structured Syrah of the Northern Rhône to the rich, Grenache led blends of the south. Provence has become synonymous with elegant, pale rosé, while the Languedoc and Roussillon offer an exciting combination of historic vineyards, Mediterranean varieties and exceptional value.
From everyday regional wines to some of the rarest and most coveted bottles in the world, few countries can match France for its breadth of styles, sense of place and enduring influence on the world of wine.
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Domaine La Cornasse, Chablis 1er Cru Beauroy 2023, 75cl
Pale gold, clear and bright, with subtle golden reflections. The nose opens with refined rose notes, gaining complexity with aeration as floral ton...
View full detailsDomaine Bachelet-Monnot, Bourgogne Rouge 2022, 75cl
Alec and Marc Bachelet are the brothers at the helm of this relatively young Domaine and they have already gained serious attention and respect wit...
View full detailsDomaine of the Bee 2018, Roussillon, 75cl
Domaine of the Bee is a small project created by UK-based Master of Wine Justin Howard-Sneyd and his wife Amanda. The vineyards are located deep i...
View full detailsHaut Roc Blanquant by Belair Monange 2014, Saint Emilion, 75cl
Haut Roc Blanquant is the third wine of Chateau Belair-Monange, one of Saint-Emilion’s great estates. Named after a historic parcel of the vineyard...
View full detailsChateau Suduiraut 2020, Sauternes 1st Growth, 37.5cl Half Bottle
Chateau Suduiraut is one of Sauternes' most prestigious estates, a Premier Cru Classé in the 1855 Classification. The estate produces rich, comple...
View full detailsChateau Montlandrie 2016, Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux, 75cl
Up until 2019 the late great Denis Durantou was the winemaker here. Denis took over his family property Eglise Clinet in the early 1980s and turned...
View full detailsLes Cruzelles 2017, Lalande de Pomerol, 75cl
Up until 2019 the late great Denis Durantou was the winemaker here. Denis took over his family property Eglise Clinet in the early 1980s and turned...
View full detailsChateau Montlandrie 2018, Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux, 75cl
Up until 2019 the late great Denis Durantou was the winemaker here. Denis took over his family property Eglise Clinet in the early 1980s and turned...
View full detailsChateau Montlandrie 2020, Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux, 75cl
Up until 2019 the late great Denis Durantou was the winemaker here. Denis took over his family property Eglise Clinet in the early 1980s and turned...
View full detailsLa Chenade 2015, Lalande de Pomerol, 75cl
A stone’s throw from Pomerol in Lalande de Pomerol, the hugely popular La Chenade is a steal at this price. An 80/20 blend of Merlot and Cabernet S...
View full detailsChateau Labegorce 2017, Margaux, 75cl
An elegant and perfumed Margaux with creamy bright red fruit, dark chocolate and cedar. Magnificent value for a very well made Margaux that that wi...
View full detailsClos du Moulin Aux Moines, Monthelie Sous Le Cellier 2011, 75cl
"The 2011 Monthelie Sous Le Cellier has a fragrant and floral bouquet with rose-petal infused red cherry and bergamot scents that unfold in the gla...
View full detailsLes Cruzelles 2018, Lalande de Pomerol, 75cl
Les Cruzelles is just a stone's throw away from Eglise Clinet in Lalande de Pomerol with the same gravel-clay soils that you find on the Pomerol pl...
View full detailsLes Cruzelles 2020, Lalande de Pomerol, 75cl
Up until 2019 the late great Denis Durantou was the winemaker here. Denis took over his family property Eglise Clinet in the early 1980s and turned...
View full detailsLes Cruzelles 2021, Lalande de Pomerol, 75cl
Up until 2019 the late great Denis Durantou was the winemaker here. Denis took over his family property Eglise Clinet in the early 1980s and turned...
View full detailsHaut Roc Blanquant by Belair Monange 2016, Saint Emilion, 75cl
Haut Roc Blanquant is the third wine of Chateau Belair-Monange, one of Saint-Emilion’s great estates. Named after a historic parcel of the vineyard...
View full detailsSarget de Gruaud Larose 2017, Saint Julien, 75cl
Sarget de Gruaud Larose is the second wine of Château Gruaud Larose (Saint Julien Second Growth), and offers a refined, approachable take on this c...
View full detailsVignes de Paradis, Face au Levant 2015, Savoie, 75cl
In 2008 Dominique Lucas decided to take over some plots of vines in Ballaison, near Thonon-les-Bains, in the Haute-Savoie department. The 12-hecta...
View full detailsStephane Ogier, Saint Joseph Le Passage Blanc 2017, 75cl
"Stéphane Ogier’s white wine production pales next to that of his reds but he has slowly been increasing his holdings of white wine vineyards, espe...
View full detailsChateau Montlandrie 2010, Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux, 75cl
Up until 2019 the late great Denis Durantou was the winemaker here. Denis took over his family property Eglise Clinet in the early 1980s and turned...
View full detailsDomaine du Murinais, Crozes Hermitage Caprice de Valentin 2006, 75cl
"These superb wines are made by the young and talented Luc and Catherine Tardy from their vineyards located in the southern part of Croze-Hermitage...
View full detailsVignes de Paradis, Terroir du Leman Un Matin Face au Lac 2015, Savoie, 75cl
In 2008 Dominique Lucas decided to take over some plots of vines in Ballaison, near Thonon-les-Bains, in the Haute-Savoie department. The 12-hecta...
View full detailsDomaine Bertrand Bachelet, Maranges 1er Cru Fussieres 2020, 75cl
"The 2020 Maranges La Fussière 1er Cru feels a touch subdued on the nose, missing a bit of terroir expression. The palate is medium-bodied with sap...
View full detailsJaboulet, Crozes Hermitage Thalabert 2016, 75cl
"The 2016 Crozes Hermitage Domaine De Thalabert offers a rocking (and classic) bouquet of ripe black fruits intermixed with notions of new saddle l...
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