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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Saint Chinian Rouge - Intuition Rouge, Chateau Viranel 2018
Gerrard SeelThis is an incredible Saint Chinian from the top producer of the region. It was made from older vines (30 to 90 years of age) on southern facing li...
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£11.94
Domaine De La Coume Du Roy Alma Rouge
Domaine De La Coume Du RoyDomaine De La Coume Du Roy Alma Grenache Rouge is a lovely deep ruby/garnet colour, with a pure and elegant nose of freshly crushed red and black b...
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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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£86.00
Domaine De L'Arlot Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Rouge Clos Des Forêts Saint Georges 2014
Domaine De L'ArlotDomaine De L'Arlot Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Rouge Clos Des Forets Saint Georges 2014 is a deep, dark red, vibrant and limpid, with a nose of war...
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£25.90
Cahors Cuvee des Baldes Clos Triguedina - Famille Baldes
Famille BaldesThis bold and juicy Cahors comes from the 2nd, 3rd and 4th terraces of the appellation and is a blend of 85% Malbec with 10% Merlot and 5% Tannat. ...
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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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£26.95
Didier Desvignes Domaine Du Calvaire De Roche-Grès Moulin-À-Vent Terre De Manganèse
Didier DesvignesDidier Desvignes Domaine Du Calvaire De Roche-Gres Moulin-A-Vent Terre De Manganese, in its heavy bottle with its elegant wax closure, suggests fro...
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£19.97
Château Viranel Gourmandise
Château ViranelChateau Viranel Gourmandise is complex on the nose which is dominated by red and black fruits - blackcurrant and cherry - plus a touch of prune, sw...
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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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£61.08
Domaine Lucien Boillot Volnay 1er Cru Les Caillerets 2014
Domaine Lucien BoillotDomaine Lucien Boillot Volnay 1er Cru Les Caillerets 2014 is bright ruby coloured, with violet, currant, cherry, spices, game and prune compote on ...
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£18.82
Brouilly Cuvee l'Optimum - Domaine du Calvaire de Roche Gres 2020
didier desvignesAnother masterpiece by Didier Desvignes who is a genius with the Gamay grape. Coming from vineyards close to the Mont de Brouilly where the soil gi...
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£141.75
Domaine Drouhin-Laroze Chambertin-Clos De Bèze Grand Cru 2017
Domaine Drouhin-LarozeThis is another sensational offering from the domaine. The vineyard was planted soon after the end of World War 2 and is now in maturity offering t...
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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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£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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£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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£67.12
Domaine Fontaine Gagnard Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chênes 2017
Domaine Fontaine-GagnardThis is a generous wine with good open aromas of violets - a hallmark of Volnay - and red berries leading to a generous and silky palate with firm ...
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£58.66
Volnay 1er Cru Santenots - Domaine Eric Boigelot 2018
Domaine Eric BoigelotA truly feminine red Burgundy of great elegance. The aromas just leap from the glass and are dominated by violets, redcurrants and cherry. These ar...
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£18.97
Didier Desvignes Domaine du Calvaire de Roche-Gres Chiroubles Sans Souffre 2020
Didier DesvignesThis bright, fruity and lively Cru Beaujolais has had no sulphur added during its production and thus it has great purity. It has however not seen ...
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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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