Bordeaux, France

Showing a dark garnet-red hue, after swirling this 2018 opens up on excellent, powerful spicy hints. The body is full andrich; the texture of tannin is perceptible, but supple, with fruit mixing elegantly with touches of mild spices.

100% Merlot from 25 year old vines, displaying the excellent cassis flavours typical of a well structured Merlot highlighted by menthol notes on the nose.

An excellent Claret from the Maison Sichel stable of Bordeaux and is also hard to beat for value in Bordeaux. A blend 0f 63% Merlot, 32% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc with 12 to 14 month spent in oak, 25% of which is new oak.

From the Sichel estate, Chateau Argenteyre is a 27ha property. The blend is 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 15% Petit Verdot with 12 month in oak. Drinking well now but will continue to develop for several years to come. A serious and classic Medoc wine.

Chateau Roudier is a 30ha property situated in the hills of Montagne. 35 year old vines of 65% Merlot with 25% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged in one third new oak.

A blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot with 5% Petit Verdot, this wine is 100% barrel aged with a third being aged in new oak. The 2011 is an early maturing vintage and the wine is drinking very well now.

A beautifully rich wine made from perfectly ripened grapes.The personality of this wine is expressed in its colour a beautiful deep garnet with slightly bricktints and its generous bouquet with earthy notes and jammy, red-berried fruit. After the smooth palate with its crunchy extract, the finish brings out the spicy tannins typical of Mdoc wines.

From 23 year old vines with 60% oak aging, 20% in new oak. The 2014 vintage was a highlight of the past 7 years.

Chateau Lanessan is a highly reqarded estate in the Haut-Medoc that produces great value Cru Bourgeois Bordeaux. The 2015 Lanessan was named as one of the best value Bordeaux in that vintage by Decanter Magazine.

A blend of 80% Merlot,15% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged for 12 - 14 months in oak. Chateau Saint-Pey is a Saint-Emilion Grand Cru covering just 20 hectares of vines with an average age of 40 years.