Magnums

Elegant nose with notes of very ripe cherries, blueberries and blackberries with a hind of licorice. Fat and velvety on the palate with ripe tannins and a fruit compote finish. Blend: 80% merlot, 15% cabernet franc, 7% c...(read more)

Darkly ripe-fruited, with a slight spice to the plummy, creamy-textured Merlot fruit, there are fine tannins which just give the requisite grip to the elegant finish. From the 2016 vintage onward this property was was re...(read more)

Citrus, hawthorn, peach and pear, quite boldly aromatic. Sleek ripe and flavour filled, red fruits, citrus and stone fruits, textured bright and with great acid push. Cinsault-based for a classic anytime super-pale aroma...(read more)

Winemaker Guillaume takes things up a level from his celebrated MiP Classic with his ‘MiP Collection’. Deeper, perhaps slightly denser fruit profile than the 'Classic' this remains bright and focused with pretty floral n...(read more)

The 2022 Fleurie, rooted in clay and manganese-rich soil that's more typical of Moulin-à-Vent, is always unique for the appellation, but especially so in 2022 with its ripe, succulent, smoke-tinged palate. Offerin...(read more)

Most of the en primeur hype is reserved for the members of the exclusive club of crus classés (literally classed growths) that occupy the top tier of Bordeaux. This club has been set in stone for getting on for 17...(read more)

This is made up of 60% Syrah, 30% Grenache and 10% Cinsault from 40-year-old vines grown high up on the Larzac Terrace - on clay and limestone soils. The Réserve d'O rouge is a more serious cuvée than the B...(read more)

Lovely nose, some gloss but not overdone, stone fruit, wild flowers, lemon verbena, citrus and wet stone. Sauvignon to the core at first, on the palate there is nice freshness, good acid undercut, sapid, with stone fruit...(read more)

Aromatic with notes of cherry, plum and a hint of tar/crayon. Richly structured, layered with a deep fruitiness, plums and cherries, chocolate and herbs. Quite round and easy going but still with enough tannic heft to dr...(read more)

From one of Bourgueil's most sought after 'terroirs'; Le Grand Clos is a small walled parcel of 50 year old vines grown on the clay and flint covered limestone slopes facing the town. The wine spends a year in (50% new)...(read more)

Tasted 'blind' in a line-up of inexpensive champagnes (as well as one Grande Marque) this showed remarkably well, coming out as a clear winner. Bright, light and very fresh, this is an easy drinking 'aperitif' champagne...(read more)