Bottles

A full style, ripe Chardonnay from Domaine de Cassagnau showing rich stone fruits and citrus.

This is a true charmer of a wine, with a round front-of-palate and creamy extract and a superbly fresh finish. An open, generous, fruity and expressive wine. Distinctly easy-to-drink and made for sharing with friends and family, with or without food.

Less well known than near neighbours, Pouilly Fume and Sancerre, Quincy lies on the eastern end of the Loire, where the wines are left on the lees in tank until just before bottling. This adds an extra dimension of concentration and richness.

Vacqueyras Rouge is dark red colour, with hints of deep purple with good clarity and good brightness. The nose is of laurel, rosemary and something fresh, almost thyme, then an explosion of black fruits (blackberry, candied cherry). Light oak adds a perfect complexity. The mouth is powerful, bulky. It is nicely tannic but the tannins are well coated, they give a relief. Serve in 3-5 years on a leg of lamb with crunchy vegetables or a nice piece of beef. Spices will not frighten this wine.

It’s as explosive, bright and dramatic as the flower the domaine is named after; popping with ripe cherry, wild strawberry, plum, blackcurrant, rosemary and clove. Divine with salt beef and lashings of mustard, rare beef Thai salads, Sunday roasts or homemade tomato sauces.

A rounded, fuller style of Chablis with aromas of buttered toast in addition to classic mineral tones, with toasty oak, fresh lemon and a slight creaminess on the palate. The finish is long and mineral with a hint of umami and salinity.

Deep red colour, with cherry compote infused with star anise on the nose. The concentrated palate is serious and densely fruity, and well structured tannins suggest good ageing potential.

A superb 30ha estate which produces excellent varietal Cabernet Sauvignon. Deep Cassis fruit on nose and palate. Dark and delicious.

This excellent wine has won many prizes all over the south of France. A delicious blend of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Gros Manseng. Full of spicy citrus fruit and palatable acidity.

Beautifully ripe Chardonnay, 70% stainless steel fermented, 30% in oak. Ripe aromas of Mirabelle and white peach with some yummy notes of pineapple. On the mouth, the attack is on lemon flavor, then we’ll be on white peach, mirabelle, pear syrup.