France
France, the birthplace of fine wine, remains the benchmark for quality and tradition - home to some of the most highly sought after and ageworthy wines in the World. Bordeaux is famed for its structured, age-worthy blends of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, while Burgundy offers some of the world’s most elegant, precise, terroir-driven Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Champagne is home to the world’s most celebrated sparkling wines, crafted from Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier - synonymous with celebration and with the ability to develop deliciously toasty, nutty complexity with age. The Loire Valley offers exceptional crisp, mineral Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc but also elegant reds from Cabernet Franc and Pinot Noir. The Rhône Valley adds further diversity, with powerful Syrah in the north and rich Grenache-based blends in the south. Beyond these classic regions, Languedoc offers excellent value, while Provence is synonymous with fresh, pale rosé - perfect for a sun soaked afternoon.
2022 Macon Verze, Domaine Leflaive
From the great Domaine Leflaive this is bright, and straw-yellow in colour, with aromas of citrus fruit peel, acacia blossom, and a hint of honey w...
View full details2009 Chateau Belgrave, Haut Medoc 5th Growth
"The 2009 Belgrave has a ripe red cherry, kirsch scented bouquet with hints of raisin and fig. It is just flirting with over-ripeness...but not ove...
View full details1995 Chateau Pibran, Pauillac
"A really under-valued wine. Powerful black cedary aromas. Closed. Robust and masculine on the palate with a slight peppery edge. Dark chocolate. F...
View full details2006 Carbonnieux Blanc, Bordeaux Blanc
"Crisp honeyed grapefruit, white currant, and some smoked herbs are present in this classic, textbook dry white from Pessac-Leognan. The texture is...
View full details2014 Rasteau Fleur de Confiance, Domaine la Soumade
"I couldn't resist looking at the 2014 Rasteau Cuvee Fleur de Confiance, which is still available at the domaine. It's a medium to full-bodied wine...
View full details2014 Marsannay Blanc Les Champs Perdrix, Domaine Marc Roy
"A discreet hint of wood serves as a relatively neutral backdrop for the fresh, cool and mildly exotic nose that features notes of melon, pear and ...
View full details2013 Gevrey Chambertin Les Corvees, Domaine Tortochot
"The 2013 Gevrey Chambertin les Corvées has an animally bouquet that Chantal Tortochot-Michel thought might be brett, though she had the wine analy...
View full details2013 Pommard Vieilles Vignes, Domaine Genot-Boulanger
Created in 1974 by Charles-Henri and Marie Génot-Boulanger, the eponymous estate is located in the emblematic village of Meursault, opposite the Ch...
View full details2020 Morey St Denis, Domaine Michel Magnien
"Typical, spicy, slightly meaty notes. Very good freshness on the palate. Dark fruit, no hint of overripeness, just lots of drive and finesse. Yout...
View full details2014 Cornas Equis, Maxime Graillot
"Lurid ruby. Pungent, smoke-accented dark fruit preserve, olive and floral scents, along with a cracked pepper flourish that builds as the wine ope...
View full details2010 Lacoste Borie, Pauillac
"Lacoste-Borie is the second wine of Pauillac fifth growth Grand-Puy-Lacoste. While the 2010 grand vins are not yet in their drinking window, this ...
View full details2014 Crozes Ermitage Les Varonniers, M. Chapoutier
"I always think of this cuvée as a mini-Hermitage (sometimes not so mini) and the 2014 Crozes Ermitage Les Varonniers has lots of crushed rock-like...
View full details2008 Nuit St Georges, Domaine Confuron-Cotetidot
"A complex, expressive and layered nose of earthy red berry and black cherry hints introduces the rich, concentrated, chewy and very serious flavor...
View full details2013 Chorey les Beaune, Domaine Tollot-Beaut
"This is quite expressive for a just bottled red with its equally pretty nose of violets, plum and black raspberry. There is good punch and detail ...
View full details2010 Nuit St Georges 1er Cru, Chateau de Puligny Montrachet
"Chateau de Puligny-Montrachet is actually based on the outskirts of Meursault and the wines made by the de Montille family. The biodynamic tenets ...
View full details2013 Descentes aux Amphores Rouge, Nicolas Reau
Fine and elegant Cabernet Franc from Anjou, aged in Amphorae. No sulphites.
2006 Vacqueyras Blanc Mineral, Montirius
Montirius is beautifully situated in the southern Rhône Valley with vine classifications in Gigondas, Vacqueyras and Côtes du Rhône. Since 1999, a...
View full details2008 Sonnenglanz Pinot Gris Selection de Grains Nobles, Domaine Bott-Geyl (50cl)
"Good full gold. High-toned aromas of apricot and yellow raisin. Very sweet and glyceral, with youthfully unevolved flavors of fruit salad dominati...
View full details2019 Beaune 1er Cru Clos du Roi, Domaine Tawse
"The 2019 Beaune Clos du Roi 1er Cru I includes 50% whole bunch and 30% new oak. Pascal Marchand said that this is an example of "infusion" winemak...
View full detailsBollinger 007 Limited Edition Special Cuvee NV 45th Year Anniversary (Gift Pack) 75cl
Champagne Bollinger has unveiled a new Limited Edition 007 Special Cuvée celebrating over 45 years as the official Champagne of James Bond, one of ...
View full details2010 Marsannay Blanc Les Champs Perdrix, Domaine Marc Roy
"A very fresh and nicely layered nose of straw, melon and soft citrus hints gives way to attractively well-detailed and punchy middle weight flavor...
View full details2007 Beaune 1er Cru Les Sizes, Domaine de Montille (Stained Label)
"Good full red. Aromas of bitter cherry, smoked meat and stone. Sweet and sappy, with very good intensity to the flavors of red fruits, spices and ...
View full details2008 Cote Rotie Cote Rozier, Patrick & Christophe Bonnefond
Small production cuvee from the Cote Brune next to La Landonne and well priced for the quality. 100% Syrah. "Vivid purple. Expressive aromas of da...
View full details2013 Nuit St Georges, Domaine Confuron-Cotetidot
"This is also tight to the point of being all but inexpressive though aggressive swirling coaxes notes of earth and sauvage characters. There is ex...
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