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.
Bordeaux 2018 was a particularly good vintage for merlot - especially at Château Méaume where their 'Réserve du Château' >
A wine with huge presence - warm, luscious, rich bramble fruit and fine-grained tannins, all seasoned generously with Mediterranean >
An undisputed best-seller, Ronan by Clinet simply will not quit. Indeed, the 2018 Ronan by Clinet will not quit with customers >
"The 2016 Poitevin has a crisp, focused bouquet with pure blackberry and boysenberry notes tinged with crushed stone. The >
Having recently retasted the 2015 Château Ramafort, I would now strongly recommend that you begin exploring this outstanding, >
The 2016 La Petite Sirène is back. Not only from Margaux’s world-renowned 3ème Cru Château Giscours, but back since proving >
La Baume's 2022 Merlot is both intense in colour and flavour alike with an enticing aroma of wild strawberries. Each glass >
With Easter feasting on the horizon, now’s a good time to think about which reds you’ll be putting alongside that festive >
This is a rather cheeky and appealing wine, not far off from an excellent example further north on the east side of France, >
Joyeux Pauillac! Our shipment of the new declassified Pauillac 2020 has arrived, and just in time for this Noël. Just in >
A true "Vin de France" - a blend of Pinot Noirs from the Languedoc (80%), Burgundy (10%) and the Loire (10%). A lively, >
Now showing a little more mature syrah character, with dark, meaty, smoky notes enhancing the deep, blackberry fruit. Fine, >
"A superb Maison Bleue, the 2019 Hermitage La Maison Bleue seamlessly blends cherries and cassis into a purple mashup of >
The slightest agitation of the glass releases a wave of ripe, sweet, dark-berry fruit, plum, spice and star anise, with >
“Real concentration, good spice, deep and rich, clear vitality. This is an excellent Château Beychevelle, with roundness >
2017 Château Gloria, Saint-Julien
2017 Clos du Marquis, Saint-Julien
"The 2016 Les Tourelles de Longueville is a blend of 58% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit >
St-Julien 4ème Cru Château Branaire-Ducru is situated in the extreme south of the appellation just opposite an equally renowned >
"The 2018 La Dame de Montrose is a blend of 52% Merlot, 39% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot and 4% Cabernet Franc. Deep >
"...It has an intense nose of black cherries, blueberry and light violet aromas, plus just a faint marine note in the background. >
"The 2020 Château Beaurivage Minervois produced by Belgian winemaker Pierre Degroote at his Languedoc estate is bang on >
"Mid crimson. Has the garrigue and gently floral aroma of the L'Argnée Gigondas 2020. A little bit toasty too. Deliciously >