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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Domaine Coudert Fleurie Clos De La Roilette
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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£26.12
Château Canet Minervois Les Evangiles
Château CanetChateau Canet Minervois Les Evangiles is a powerful and concentrated wine, with aromas of blackberries, violets, hint of mocha and vanilla. The ful...
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£40.70
Château De La Gardine Châteauneuf Du Pape Cuvée Tradition Rouge
Château De La GardineChateau De La Gardine Chateauneuf Du Pape Cuvee Tradition Rouge is a wine that symbolises concentration. Its deep purple colour invites you into th...
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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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£29.68
Domaine Coudert Fleurie Clos De La Roilette Griffe Du Marquis 2017/20
Domaine CoudertDomaine Coudert Fleurie Clos De La Roilette Griffe Du Marquis is unusual for its appellation as it is matured for around 12 months in oak Burgundy ...
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£22.07
Domaine Coudert Fleurie Clos de la Roilette Cuvee Tardive 2020
Domaine CoudertThis sensational Fleurie is not a late picked cuvee as you may expect but rather a wine made from the oldest vines on the estate and the tardive re...
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£10.44
Malbec - La Vigne de France
Chateau CanetThis fashionable Malbec has been produced for us by Floris Lemstra at Chateau Canet. With the 2016 vintage being very weak in Mendoza, we decided t...
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£26.12
Château Canet Minervois La Chapelle
Château CanetChateau Canet Minervois La Chapelle has a complex nose, full of dark, ripe, blackberry fruit that takes time to unfurl. Rich and expressive, full b...
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£16.03
Château Viranel Arômes Sauvages
Château ViranelChateau Viranel Aromes Sauvages has a very expressive nose with notes of ripe black fruits, pepper, thyme, fennel, pine nuts and just a touch of mu...
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£13.88
Henry Brochard Les Carisannes Pinot Noir Rouge
Domaine Hubert BrochardHenry Brochard Les Carisannes Pinot Noir Rouge is a great wine, combining cherry fruit and violet aromas with a round, fresh palate of black fruit ...
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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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£24.02
Château Saint-Roch Lirac Cuvee Confidentielle Rouge
Château Saint-RochChateau Saint-Roch Lirac Confidentielle Rouge is vibrant purple with aromas of violets. It has deep and plentiful plum fruit flavours with notes of...
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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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£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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£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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£22.84
Brunel De La Gardine Crozes-Hermitage
Brunel De La GardineBrunel De La Gardine Crozes-Hermitage is very concentrated, the colour is intense - almost black. The nose is marked by aromas of forest floor, bla...
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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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£84.00
Classic French Reds - 6 bottle mixed case
MixedFrance is very often regarded as the birthplace of fine wines and there are still many who for high quality wines, drink nothing else. Here we have...
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£11.94
Anjou Rouge - Domaine des 2 Moulins
domaine des 2 moulinsA stunning chewy red made from Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. As soon as we tasted this we new it would be a winner yet the Loire Valley is...
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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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£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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£15.04
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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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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