French Wine & Spirits
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£10.99The wines of Terres Fidèles are designed to express the spirit of this extraordinary place – old-vine Grenache, Carignan, Malbec, Cinsault, Viognier and more. All are authentically crafted, small-batch wines of the wilds. As Fergal Tynan MW, founder, explains: “Over the last two decades, we’ve been creating wines in the […]
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Le Pic Rouge, Vin de France | Terres Fidèles | Merlot, Syrah, Portan | Languedoc-Roussillon | France
£10.99The wines of Terres Fidèles are designed to express the spirit of this extraordinary place – old-vine Grenache, Carignan, Malbec, Cinsault, Viognier and more. All are authentically crafted, small-batch wines of the wilds. As Fergal Tynan MW, founder, explains: “Over the last two decades, we’ve been creating wines in the […]
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£25.50The small 9ha family run estate of Domaine Thomas lies in the south of the region and has a high proportion of its vineyards on the highly sought-after Silex soil, that makes the most aromatic and pungent crisp Sauvignons that this region is famous for. Hand picked grapes and small […]
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£22.50As well as producing the famous Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe, the Bruniers also produce a couple of superb wines from more minor appellations – “our everyday house wines!” quips Daniel Brunier. Some house wine!! On a visit to the vineyard during the Châteauneuf-du-Pape harvest, I remember the pickers were […]
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£11.99The Marselan grape was created in 1961 by Paul Truel, a leading ‘Ampleographer’ (Ampleography is the science of identifying, naming and classifying vines and grape varieties). Nowadays this is all done through DNA, but in Truel’s time, it was a highly skilled and scientific process. He was described as man […]
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£25.99As the co-founder of St. John, arguably one of the world’s most influential restaurants, Trevor Gulliver is a man of many enthusiasms. The house he bought in Minervois was intended as a place to unwind, but instead, Trevor saw an opportunity to exercise his natural curiosity and make some excellent […]
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£29.99Château Princé, certified organic since 2015 by Ecocert, is a benchmark of the AOC Coteaux De L’Aubance, Anjou Villages Brissac and Anjou Blanc. Régis Vincenot’s first acquisition in 2002, this estate is located at the gates of the Angers capital, in the town of Saint-Melaine-sur-Aubance. The property’s vines form an […]
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£11.99Les Argelieres is a unique range of modern, fruity varietal wines from the Languedoc, made with the aim of showing the elegance, subtlety and perfect varietal ‘signature’ of each grape variety as planted in the warm vineyards of Southern France. Grown on cooler hill sites and with a yield that […]
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£14.99A terroir with great potential, the wines of Ventoux benefit from a vineyard site with an exceptional biodiversity. These wines have a wide aromatic palette and a great fresh feeling that comes from the Mediterranean climate, tempered by the Ventoux massifs. A deep and brilliant ruby colour. This very approachable […]
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Les Boudalles | Domaine Brusset | Grenache, Mourvedre, Syrah, Carignan, Clairette | Ventoux | France
£14.50The beautiful Boudalles vineyard on the slopes of the Mont Ventoux near Carpentras supplies the grapes for this wine. Soils are sandy clay and very well drained. Fruity, moreish Rhône red, full of raspberries and cherries, with chocolate and more raspberries in the mouth.
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£22.99A special parcel of Brouilly, named Brulées or “burned” because lightning strikes often and has fairly regularly incinerated a vine or two. “Perhaps the lightning means there is iron in the soil,” muses Laurent. Very nice intense nose, lots of almost blue/black fruit with blueberry and blackberry, and a firm […]
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£48.99Stéphane Aladame’s organic estate in Montagny is one of the stars of the Côte Chalonnaise. Stéphane began from scratch in 1992, at the age of 18 and has since earned an outstanding reputation thanks to his commitment, almost exclusively, to Premier Cru vineyards. Today, his bottles grace the tables of […]
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£144.99Domaine Borgeot is situated in the village of Rémigny in the Côte de Beaune. Created in 1903, it is now run by the fourth generation of the Borgeot family: brothers Laurent and Pascal. Their 23 hectares of sustainably-farmed vineyards are in the villages of Bouzeron, Santenay, Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet. The […]
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£99.99This famous domaine has been run by Caroline Lestimé, Jean-Noël’s daughter, since 1989. Its 12.5 hectares of outstanding vineyards have been certified organic since 2014, and are now run biodynamically, though are not yet certified as such. Most of the estate’s vineyards are in the heart of Chassagne, with one […]
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£21.99The appellation of Morgon is situated entirely within the parish of Villie-Morgon where the soil sets its wines apart from the other ‘Crus’ since the percentage of sand and shale is higher here due to the particular way in which the local schist layers have weathered. Consequently the wines are […]
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£80.99Founded in the mid-18th century, Domaine de Montille is one of the Côte d’Or’s most historic, family-operated estates and an early advocate of domaine-bottling. It is currently run by ninth-generation winemaker Etienne de Montille, who, alongside his father Hubert, has ensured the domaine’s reputation for quality endures today. Prior to […]
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£32.50For the last 140 years, Maison Joseph Drouhin has been in the hands of the Drouhin family. Today, the fourth generation is at the helm, and driven by the same passion that inspired the founder of the company; an ideal of perfection and elegance. Using only natural products in the […]
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£49.50The Famille Perrin wines offer classic examples of the Southern Rhône, expertly crafted by the consistent winemaking of the Perrin family. A combination of vibrant fruit and a strong sense of place underlines the value these wines offer. The Châteauneufdu-Pape ‘Les Sinards’ Blanc is a blend of Clairette, Grenache Blanc […]
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£15.99Elegant Sauternes, heady with pineapple and mango, the tropicality finely balanced with citrus.
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£21.50Eric Marchand spent his childhood in the vineyards helping his parents, who instilled in him a deep love for the land.He went on to study viticulture and then, after graduation he and his brother Pascal took over from their father. Across their 17ha the brothers practise minimum intervention as well […]
