France

A classic Bordeaux nose of deep, concentrated Blackcurrent fruit and leathery spice. The palate is generous and complex giving delicious, dark, bramble fruit, tobacco and cloves with gentle hints of vanilla oak and soft, ripe tannins.

Winemaker Eric Monin is an expert of the Rhone. This blend of Grenache and Syrah with oak aging is delicious! Rich, opulent fruit, black pepper and vanilla.

One of the best value white Rhones we have tasted. Soft, rich and ripe stone fruit with balanced, fresh acidity and a long, fruit driven finish.

Intense, bright and ripe raspberry Grenache fruit balanced by peppery, savoury characters from the Syrah and Mourvèdre. Generous but properly balanced and underpinned with smooth, ripe tannins.

From a wonderful property, 70% Tannat, 30% Merlot, from very old vines and with 18 months in oak. Delicious deep, rich fruit but fresh and juicy. Almost South American in style.

Very dark coloured Malbec wine from Cahors. A fruity, medium bodied wine with vivacity and freshness.

From the Reserve range of the excellent Cave de Turckheim, this is an excellent Pinot Blanc with broad, creamy white fruit and balanced acidity.

The nose is expressive on notes of fruit and lots of spice; it reveals ripeness and is very fresh. On the palate, this wine is charming, with surprising fullness, smoothness and also a lot of depth.

From a small family domaine in Bergerac, a delicious blend of Muscadelle, Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc. Golden, tropical fruit and fresh acidity.

From a wonderful estate of 80 hectares of sunny south facing vineyards in the Costières de Nîmes, this is a tasty, fruity and fresh white.