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 Bruno Clavelier, Vosne Romanee Les Hautes Maizieres 2011, 75cl
"An attractively fresh and ripe nose of mostly red berry fruit liqueur aromas is nuanced by notes of violet and rose petal. The palate impression o...
View full detailsCharles Heidsieck Brut Millesime 2012, Champagne, 75cl (Gift Pack)
Produced only in exceptional years, Charles Heidsieck Brut Millésimé is the purest expression of the House's celebrated style. The outstanding 2012...
View full detailsM. Chapoutier, Saint Joseph Le Clos 2014, 75cl
"I was shocked at the quality of the 2014 St Joseph Le Clos; this warmer, east-facing vineyard continues to impress. Full-bodied, beautifully conce...
View full detailsDomaine Marquis d'Angerville, Volnay 1er Cru Les Champans 2013, 75cl
"The 2013 Volnay 1er Cru Champans has a feisty, much more gourmand bouquet compared to its siblings at this early stage with almost meaty red berry...
View full detailsDomaine Michel Lafarge, Volnay 1er Cru Les Mitans 2013, 75cl
"Once again there is striking purity to the elegant and airy essence of red currant, cherry and pomegranate suffused nose. There is really lovely d...
View full detailsDomaine Bruno Clavelier, Vosne Romanee Les Hautes Maizieres 2008, 75cl
"Here too there is a background touch of oak surrounding the airy, pure and ripe earthy red and blue pinot fruit aromas that merge into rich and re...
View full detailsDomaine Chevillon-Chezeaux, Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Les Saint Georges 2014, 75cl (Stained Label)
Based in Nuits-Saint-Georges, this fifth-generation family domaine traces its roots to 1887. Run today by Claire Chevillon and Philippe Chezeaux, t...
View full detailsChateau Haut Sarpe 2008, Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classe, 150cl Magnum
Château Haut-Sarpe is a Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé located on a hillside on the edge of the limestone plateau and is one of the oldest and most...
View full detailsDomaine Sigaut, Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Noirots 2005, 75cl
"This is notably riper than its '06 counterpart with black and blue berry aromas trimmed in a bit of warm earth leading to sweet, serious and very ...
View full detailsM. Chapoutier, Cote Rotie La Mordoree 2014, 75cl
"On another level, the 2014 Côte Rôtie La Mordorée is a perfumed, incredibly layered and even sexy 2014 that has lots of black raspberry fruits, fl...
View full detailsM. Chapoutier, Ermitage Le Meal 2008, 75cl
"A cool, rainy and difficult year in the Northern Rhone, the 2008 Ermitage le Meal is still beautiful and has a semi-opaque, ruby color, complex no...
View full detailsBollinger 007 Limited Edition Special Cuvee 40th Anniversary NV, Champagne, 75cl (Gift Pack)
This Limited Edition Special Cuvee was released in Autumn 2020, just ahead of the release of No Time To Die, to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of t...
View full detailsM. Chapoutier, Ermitage Les Greffieux 2014, 75cl
"The 2014 Ermitage Les Greffieux offers a big mouthful of fruit as well as a more gamey profile in its black olive, beef blood, smoke and ripe dark...
View full detailsDomaine de Courcel, Pommard 1er Cru Grand Clos de Epenots 2006, 75cl
Domaine de Courcel is one of the historic great estates of Pommard, having remained in the same family for over 400 years. Among its exceptional Pr...
View full detailsDomaine de Courcel, Pommard 1er Cru Grand Clos de Epenots 2007, 75cl
Domaine de Courcel is one of the historic great estates of Pommard, having remained in the same family for over 400 years. Among its exceptional Pr...
View full detailsBenoit Lahaye Violaine Brut Nature NV, Champagne, 75cl (Base 2009)
One of Champagne's most distinctive grower cuvées, Violaine is produced in tiny quantities by the biodynamic pioneer Benoît Lahaye from two excepti...
View full detailsDomaine Leon Barral, Faugeres Jadis 2010, 150cl Magnum
Domaine Leon Barral is one of the best producers in Faugeres and has been at the forefront of a move to more traditional farming methods. The wine...
View full detailsM. Chapoutier, Ermitage Les Greffieux 2008, 75cl
"Much more peppery, spicy, perfumed and open, the 2008 Ermitage Les Greffieux is Cote Rotie like with its olive tapenade, game, white pepper and cu...
View full detailsM. Chapoutier, Ermitage Les Greffieux 2007, 75cl
"Ripe, voluptuous and textured, the 2007 Ermitage Les Greffieux is a sexy and delicious effort that offers serious charm. Blackberry, cassis, laven...
View full detailsDidier Dagueneau, Pouilly Fume Buisson Renard 2009, 75cl
"From a single parcel below the estate’s home base of Saint Andelain – deeper but still flint-strewn – the Dagueneau 2009 Blanc Fume de Pouilly Bui...
View full detailsDomaine Bruno Clavelier, Vosne Romanee Les Hautes Maizieres 2009, 75cl
"This is even spicier and slightly riper as well with ripe and elegant aromas of red berry liqueur cut with cassis and lavender notes that carry ov...
View full detailsGeorges Vernay, Cote Rotie Maison Rouge 2006, 75cl
"From a vintage called “classic” by winemaker Christine Vernay, the 2006 Cote Rotie Maison Rouge is a still youthful, layered, impeccably balanced ...
View full detailsDomaine de Courcel, Pommard 1er Cru Grand Clos de Epenots 2010, 75cl
Domaine de Courcel is one of the historic great estates of Pommard, having remained in the same family for over 400 years. Among its exceptional Pr...
View full detailsChateau de Fargues 1990, Sauternes, 75cl
"After a scorching summer, the 1990 de Fargues harvest began early (on September 18) and the fruit was picked over 4 tries until October 10 – the e...
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