2021 Chateau Pontet Nivelle, Bordeaux, France
This is really friendly claret offering good ripe fruit and soft tannins. It's for drinking now while it's young and fruit driven. The tannins are gentle but sufficient to give the...
2018 Chateau Saint Robert, Graves, Bordeaux
There were some exceptional wines made in Bordeaux in 2018 and this is certainly no exception, in fact this is an absolute triumph. It is such a beautifully balanced claret, in...
2010 Chateau Cissac, Haut Médoc, Bordeaux, France
Cissac is a hugely reliable estate producing good value and very good quality claret. Like much of Bordeaux, 2010 was a very successful year for Cissac, and at 13 years old...
2011 Château Grandis, Cru Bourgeois Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux, France
A wine for enthusiasts of classic Haut-Médoc; charming, elegant and well balanced. All the quality of a Cru Classé with the price tag of a Cru Bourgeois! Château Grandis is a small,...
2015 Château Desmirail, Cru Classé Margaux, Bordeaux, France
"After a so-so 2014, the excellent 2015 Château Desmirail makes amends. It comes with a very comely, feminine and perfumed nose brandishing a whole bunch of rose petals in the glass....
2018 Selection Margaux, Maison Sichel, Bordeaux, France
This may be a de-classified wine from a top Chateau but it is nonetheless an exceptional Margaux from an excellent vintage. It has a delightfully soft and plush texture with layers...
2021 Tattoo Rosé IGP, Maison Fontan, Gascony, France
This delightful rosé from Maison Fontan is light in colour yet full of flavour. From the delicate pink colour to the aromas of both red and tropical fruit, this wine is...
2011 Château Olivier, Grand Cru Classé Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France
A big robust claret, and one of the top performers of the vintage. Following on from 2009 and 2010, the wines of 2011 are often overlooked, but for lovers of richly...
2021 Elite d'Or Cabernet Blend, Domaine de la Baume, Languedoc, France
What a blockbuster of a wine from Domaine de la Baume. It's a powerful and concentrated wine eith intense aromas of red fruits brought by the Cabernet Sauvignon, underlined by the...
2012 Chateau Lynch Moussas, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
"Another relatively obscure Pauillac, although a classified growth in the 1855 classification, Lynch-Moussas has long been owned by the Castéja family. With soft, juicy tannins and attractive blackcurrant and plum fruit,...
Magnum - 2017 Chateau Roc de Segur, Bordeaux, France
Bright red cherry aromas in a soft style. Rich berries, a little green stalk and a hint of black pepper on the palate.
2015 Chateau Siran, Margaux, Bordeaux, France
The 2015 from Chateau Siran is widely regarded to be one of the greatest wines ever produced at the estate. There is more Merlot (55%) than a lot of its neighbouring...