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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£10.94
Domaine Horgelus Cotes de Gascogne Rosé
Domaine HorgelusAn intense and complex bouquet of sweet wild strawberries, citrus fruits and fresh, juicy blackcurrants lead into a smooth and thirst-quenching pal...
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£12.62
Château Du Barry Bordeaux Rouge
Château Du BarryChateau Du Barry has a saturated garnet colour that borders on purple-blue. The nose is elegant and powerful, delivering gingerbread, vanilla, and ...
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£10.84
Vignobles Canet Beaux Lieux Réserve Rouge
Château CanetVignobles Canet Beaux Lieux Réserve Rouge is bright ruby red in colour, with ripe strawberry aromas on the nose. In the mouth the Beaux Lieux Réser...
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£29.93
Château Bernadotte 2009, Haut-Médoc
Château Bernadotte"The finest Château Bernadotte made to date, this 2009 is an undeniable sleeper of the vintage. Composed of 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 47% Merlot, and...
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£28.53
Le Benjamin de Sansonnet Grand Cru St Emilion 2016
Chateau SansonnetThe second wine of this exemplary Grand Cru Classe St Emilion is a terrific offering and often is more impressive than many first wines. Merlot dom...
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£26.24
Chateau Saintayme St Emilion Grand Cru 2017
Chateau SaintaymeA fantastic St Emilion from the same stable as L'Église Clinet in Pomerol. It comes from 100% Merlot on special rootstock and from 35 year old vine...
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£42.39
Château Sansonnet 2014 Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classe
Château SansonnetChateau Sansonnet 2014 is a really complex, well fruited and brooding St Emilion with excellent structure and plenty of finesse. The classic pencil...
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£17.19
Château Haut-Colombier 2015, Premières Côtes De Blaye
Château Haut-ColombierChateau Haut-Colombier is a blend of 85% Merlot, 10% Malbec and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Ripe and juicy, this is a ready-to-drink wine. It has berry ...
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£42.39
Château Pavillon Beauregard Le Chapelain 2014, Lalande-De-Pomerol
Château Pavillon BeauregardChateau Pavillon Beauregard Le Chapelain 2014 is adorned with a flattering deep Burgundy colour and reveals an already attractive and complex nose ...
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£64.49
Chateau Prieure Lichine - Margaux 2018
Petit ChateauThis 4th growth from Margaux is a deliciously fruited, moderately powerful red with elegant fruit aromas as you would expect from Margaux. It still...
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£41.92
Lacoste Borie - Pauillac 2016
petits chateaux bordeauxThis second wine of the 5th Growth Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste has a great reputation. And rightly so as the Borie family take great care in the prod...
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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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£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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£70.90
Chateau Gloria - St Julien 2016
petits chateaux bordeauxMeticulous wine-making have given this wine great precision and depth of flavour. It is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon 30% Merlot and small amo...
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£50.68
Chateau Pibran - Pauillac 2017
Chateau PibranA great wine from the AXA stable and a close relative of Chateau Pichon Baron. It has decent colour, moderate to rich garnet with some purple notes...
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£55.83
Chateau Grand Puy Ducasse - Pauillac 2017
Château Grand-Puy DucasseThis is an excellent offering from what is quite an underrated estate with vineyards sited close to Batailley, Lafite and Mouton. It has a deep gar...
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£40.34
Duluc De Branaire-Ducru 2018, Saint-Julien
Château Branaire-DucruDuluc De Branaire-Ducru 2018 has an appealing floral nose, aromatic with hints of dark fruit. Generous and fine with superb concentration, beautifu...
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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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£41.92
Chateau la Croix du Casse - Pomerol 2019
petits chateaux bordeauxThis is a chateau that we fell in love with many years ago when it was the sister chateau to Clinet in the days of Jean Michel Arcaute. Today it is...
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£47.38
Chateay Meyney - St Estephe 2011
Petit ChateauOver the last decade or so Chateay Meyney has returned to the quality levels of yesteryear and is now a top flight St Estephe that should be consid...
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£62.34
Chateau Cos Labory - 5ieme Cru St Estephe 2016
Petits Chateau BordeauxThis top class property located on the Cos hill of St Estephe is a chewy and chunky claret that will age for a further decade or so from now (2022)...
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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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£98.62
Chateau Malescot St Exupery - Margaux 2016
petits chateaux bordeauxThis is a wine that just about all journalists have agreed on the quality being superb. As with all fine Margaux the wine has a wonderful fragrance...
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£27.83
Chateau Saintayme St Emilion Grand Cru 2017
Chateau SaintaymeA fantastic St Emilion from the same stable as L'Église Clinet in Pomerol. It comes from 100% Merlot on special rootstock and from 35 year old vine...
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