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, red wine from France is hugely vital to the worldwide wine industry.
Featured in The Times:"Another classy Castillon claret, this time mostly cabernet franc, with merlot and a dash of malbec. >
Founded in 1781, Vidal-Fleury is located in the midst of the Côte-Rôtie vineyards in the Northern Rhône, and is the oldest >
A true "Vin de France" - a blend of Pinot Noirs from the Languedoc (80%), Burgundy (10%) and the Loire (10%). A lively, >
Choose the 2010 Château Laroche Bel Air this festive season and you choose the ideal Christmas all-rounder claret. Its all >
"Finally, as a really peachy bonus, we've the 2009 Château Perron, a wonderfully stylish petit château from the Graves. >
We opened a bottle of the 2013 L'Expression de Pauillac recently as part of a team tasting of drinking Bordeaux, and were >
A fragrant wine with aromas of blackberries, violets, redliquorice, redcurrant, raspberry, cedar and cinnamon. In the mouth >
Syrah from one of the most prestigious plots on the Belles Eaux estate. Intense black fruits and spice aromas, silky tannins And >
Lower in yield but high in quality. Generous autumn rains, a mild December and warm February got the vines off to an early >
NOW SOLD OUTPlease note, we have now sold out of Petite Sirene. We do have other 2016 clarets available in the form of Ronan >
One for the home cellar - this Roussillon red from one of the world’s most revered winemakers delivers much of the thrill >
"Finally, the 2020 Fleurie, Ch. de Fleurie from one of Maison Jean Lorons flagship estates. Blessed with the fresh fruitiness >
Despite the simple, Bordeaux Rouge classification, under the bonnet there is some very smart winemaking indeed. For >
2020 Visan Côtes du Rhône Villages, Domaine Hipparion
This is a rather cheeky and appealing wine, not far off from an excellent example further north on the east side of France, >
A delightful claret made predominantly from the merlot grape with a little cabernet in the blend adding extra structure, >
In case it hasn't found its way into your glass yet - Château Courac's Laudun is, in our humble opinion, one of the best >
2010 Chateau Montlandrie, Castillon, Denis Durantou
Top up on Louis Latours sumptuous, Burgundian flavour 2020 Valmoissine Pinot Noir for just £13.95 a bottle - before the >
From the people who brought you Bordeaux superstar Ducru-Beaucaillou - we give you Château Fourcas-Borie, a cracking claret.
Our new 2016 Château de L'Hospital comes from a small château in the middle of the Graves appellation. Their vineyards lie >
La Réserve de Léoville-Barton is the 2nd wine of the imperious Château Léoville Barton, Saint-Julien's most famous (2nd >
A very approachable St-Emilion, with expressive, supple, plummy merlot fruit and a pleasing structure and a whisper of oak. >
"The 2019 Juliénas, Domaine de la Vieille Église, from the north-western edge of Beaujolais, is so-named because it's produced in >
