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A supple wine - Melted tannins with a balance of freshness and fruit. Light on the palate but a long finish. A very, very good Bordeaux.

This wine originates on granitic soils in the municipality of Lantignié. Beaujolais is in such a sweet spot at the moment with a run of cracking vintages highlighting the exquisite value on offer. Domaine Rochette...(read more)

From a small family-run Domaine in the heart of Chenin Blanc territory, (Coteaux du Layon) this is a beautifully crafted Crémant de Loire. Traditionally made (bottle-fermented) sparkling wine which is vinified fro...(read more)

*STAR BUY IN THE TIMES*. "Elegant, racy, very pale pink from the Les Diables stable with a tasty, cassis palate and zingy, garrigue herb finish." Jane MacQuitty.

Raspberries, blackberry, liquorice, herbs, violets. Nice grip and power in the mouth, deep dark fruit core, blackberry, plums, anise, chocolate, violets, blueberry, herbs. Great tannic grip, purely fruited, aromatic and...(read more)

Another delightful scented and supple red from Benoit Amirault. This cuvee plays up the floral aspect of Cabernet Franc, with violets to the fore. Some blue fruit, then blackcurrant, tobacco and mocha. Succulent and smoo...(read more)

Vanessa Cherruau is somewhat of a maverick - making this gorgeous red on the famed slopes of the Hill of Chaume - an appellation classified only to produce sweet white wines (Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru and Coteaux de Lay...(read more)

The 2019 Sino was fermented in stainless steel for around 7 days and then transferred to 2nd year French Oak (225 ltr) barriques for 11 months. It is a blend of Touriga Nacional (40%), Touriga Francesca (30%), Tinto Rori...(read more)

Lovely biscuity, ripe fruit nose with citrus and yellow plum notes. On the palate the wine is generous with plenty of ripe fruit, touch creamy, waft of fresh bread, then a lovely mouth-watering acidity giving excellent l...(read more)

The Seguin wines are so easy going and deliver such drinking pleasure. This is textbook with gun-flint, gooseberry and freshly mown grass with an undercut of something a little more tropical. Supple and fresh in the mout...(read more)

The Prelude is a blend of 4 parcels - 3 south facing and 1 west facing that make up Frantz's warmest sites (but everything is relative at this domaine!). There is lots of limestone here - but the wine is always broader a...(read more)

Coffee grounds and fresh acidities that give a sense of momentum through the palate, this is well made and precise, with good balance. Recommended, from François and Guillaume Thienpont.