France
When one thinks of France, wine is always one of the foremost symbols of the country. It has been producing quality wine for centuries and is the birthplace of the appellation system. Food and wine is a great part of the French culture.
Names such as Burgundy, Claret and Champagne are all synonymous with France and have given rise to many other wine producing nations to try to copy the style of these wines but seldom with the same panache as the French.
But France's vineyards are a patchwork of different soils, exposures and climates that all give rise to the suitability of different grape varieties and wine-making techniques, thus the wines are diverse in character and style. For instance in Burgundy, the soil structure changes in a small way every 10 meters and in a large way every 100 meteres so despite wines originating from the same village, no two are alike. Thus the expression "don't buy the appellation, buy the grower" was born.
France remains one of the world's largest producers of wine and now the European wine lake has departed, the quality level is in general, excellent. No matter what your palate demands, you'll be sure to find something to please it in France.
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£32.64
Château Saint-Roch Châteauneuf Du Pape
Château Saint-RochChateau Saint-Roch Chateauneuf Du Pape reveals notes of jammy black fruits, fleshy cherry fruit, kirsch, liquorice and spices. Ample and delicious ...
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£36.24
Domaine Tollot-Beaut Chorey-Lès-Beaune 2020
Domaine Tollot-BeautChorey-Les-Beaune is famous for producing hearty, spiced, red Burgundies with a good deal of muscle and herbal-tinged, woodland berry fruit. Domain...
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£39.90
Domaine de l'Arlot Cote de Nuits Villages Clos du Chapeau 2017
Domaine de l'ArlotThis was a little reticent when first bottled but now it's drinking so well. The nose opens up with red berries and spice, it's moderately fleshy a...
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£33.14
Clementin de Pape Clement - Pessac Leognan 2011
petits chateaux bordeauxChateau Pape Clement is one of the best run estates in Bordeaux and the second wine, Clementin de Pape Clement benefits from the same care and atte...
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£30.89
Domaine Pascal Prunier Bonheur Beaune Les Bons Feuvres 2017
Domaine Pascal Prunier-BonheurThis openly fruity Beaune is a generous but not overblown wine that is a great food partner to while away a good lunch or dinner with. It has gener...
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£30.63
Domaine Pascal Prunier-Bonheur Saint-Romain La Combe Bazin 2017
Domaine Pascal Prunier-BonheurDomaine Pascal Prunier-Bonheur Saint-Romain La Combe Bazin 2017 has a bracing minerality imparted by the soils of its vineyard. This makes it an id...
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£35.88
Chateau Lilian Ladouys - St Estephe Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel 2018
petits chateaux bordeauxPurchased by the Lorenzetti family in 2008, Chateau Lilian Ladouys is being groomed for stardom and indeed, even now it has been elevated to Cru Bo...
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Domaine Pascal Prunier Bonheur Saint Romain Sous le Chateau 2017
Domaine Pascal Prunier-BonheurThis first class expression of Pinot Noir opens with an expressive bouquet of red fruits which lead on to a palate that is savoury and fine. It is ...
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Domaine Pascal Prunier-Bonheur Saint-Romain La Combe Bazin 2016
Domaine Pascal Prunier-BonheurThis is an excellent white Burgundy that remains affordable. The bouquet is of green apples with a hint of vanilla. On the palate it is crisp and w...
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£39.38
Domaine Coudert Fleurie Clos de la Roilette Magnum 2021
Domaine CoudertDomaine Coudert Fleurie Clos De La Roilette has a deep ruby colour with a hint of purple, thanks to the use of the traditional semi-carbonic macera...
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£33.78
Domaine Pascal Prunier-Bonheur Beaune Les Prevoles 2016
Domaine Pascal Prunier-BonheurDomaine Pascal Prunier-Bonheur Beaune Les Prevoles 2016 comes from the bottom of the slope with deeper soils and shows a prettier side of Beaune. T...
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£30.74
Chateau d'Aiguilhe - Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux 2019
petits chateaux bordeauxA terrific Castillon wine from the Comtes von Neipperg stable. A blend of mainly Merlot with 12% of Cabernet Franc, the bouquet opens up with delic...
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£37.56
Clos la Gaffeliere - St Emilion 2019
petits chateaux bordeauxThe second wine of the superb La Gaffeliere and made with the same care and attention. It is for the largest part Merlot and delivers damson and pl...
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£34.57
Cotes de Nuits Villages Aux Montagnes - By Pierre Meurgey 2019
By Pierre MeurgeyThis appellation spreads throughout the Cote de Nuits, from Corgoloin to Fixin but this particular vineyard is in Corgoloin at the top of the slope...
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£38.19
Savigny les Beaune les Bas Liards - By Pierre Meurgey 2017
By Pierre MeurgeyA wine built for drinking now, it has good ripe fruit flavours with cherry dominant with some light spice notes behind. There is a faint whiff of v...
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£30.37
Madame de Beaucaillou - Haut Medoc 2019
petits chateaux bordeauxThis superb Haut Medoc has been made in hommage to all of the women who had a hand in bringing Ducru Beaucaillou to fame over the years. The 2019 v...
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