French Red Wine
From riverbanks and cool vineyards to windswept hills and the Mediterranean coast; French red wine really offers something for every palate and every occasion. With a long and heralded winemaking heritage that is said to pre-date even Roman occupation, French red wine is hugely vital to the worldwide wine industry.
"The 2016 Poitevin has a crisp, focused bouquet with pure blackberry and boysenberry notes tinged with crushed stone. The >
Its en primeur season in Bordeaux again, where the launch of the 2023 vintage is about to begin (and where, in fact, our >
We are down to the last cases of Languedoc's finest red: 2021 Vieilles Vignes from Domaine de la Jasse. Don't miss your >
Explore the new vintages of Domaine de Mourchon at specially reduced prices and you experience vibrant, sensual, authentic, >
A showy, voluptuous style of claret – very clearly from a warm, expressive vintage, but still with striking freshness and >
An undisputed best-seller, Ronan by Clinet simply will not quit. Indeed, the 2018 Ronan by Clinet will not quit with customers >
"The 2019 Domaine de Mourchon Séguret Tradition Côtes du Rhône Villages is a seriously grown-up red from one of the Rhône >
A wine with huge presence - warm, luscious, rich bramble fruit and fine-grained tannins, all seasoned generously with Mediterranean >
Having recently retasted the 2015 Château Ramafort, I would now strongly recommend that you begin exploring this outstanding, >
A delightful claret made predominantly from the merlot grape with a little cabernet in the blend adding extra structure. Plum-filled >
Our highlight today is one of the Domaine de Mourchons top reds, their new 2018 Séguret Grand Reserve, which is simply stunning. >
"Full of black fruits, this is a very pretty wine, stretches out with plenty of blackberry, liquorice and coffee. You can >
"Sourced from the eastern portion of the hillside, the 2018 Hermitage La Maison Bleue is earthy, welcoming and open with >
"A superb Maison Bleue, the 2019 Hermitage La Maison Bleue seamlessly blends cherries and cassis into a purple mashup of >
"This very limited cuvée comes from old vines near the village of Seguret, where the winery is located. It is an >
Again there's a dark core in the glass, sweet bramble and plum on the nose with a hint of oak. The palate is laden with >
A new label for La Jasse, and exciting foray into the classic Occitanian tradition of blending syrah and grenache. Naturally, >
This is a rather cheeky and appealing wine, not far off from an excellent example further north on the east side of France, >
From vines found in Comblachien, very close to Nuits-St-Georges, there is an unmistakable quality here. Reflecting brilliantly >
This is crunchy, bold and mouthfilling Pomerol which displays impressive maturity and composure in the glass. Drinking well >
2017 Château Gloria, Saint-Julien
"The 2016 Les Tourelles de Longueville is a blend of 58% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit >
The slightest agitation of the glass releases a wave of ripe, sweet, dark-berry fruit, plum, spice and star anise, with >
"...It has an intense nose of black cherries, blueberry and light violet aromas, plus just a faint marine note in the background. >