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FRANCE
France benefits from a range of locations and climates that are suitable for growing wines, resulting in a diverse range of varieties and styles. Emphasis remains as much on tradition as technology, with particular significance placed on the expression of terroir. The finest wine-producing regions are Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne and Rhône.
Other significant areas include Alsace, Beaujolais, Chablis, Jura, Loire, and south west France. A predominantly red wine-producing country, less than a quarter of all wine consumed in France is white.
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2017 Héritage de Baron Louis Blanc, Vignals
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2017 Hauts du Canalet Vieilles Vignes Rosé, Robert Vic
Bottle 75cl £8.50
2017 Carignan Vieilles Vignes, Grange du midi, Vignals
Bottle 75cl £9.10
TASTING NOTES
Beautifully pure, floral nose. On the palate a racy, energetic feel with nuances of stone fruit, acacia, brioche and underlying minerality. Lovely purity and vitality run like a vein through the wine, which has a long, crisp, slightly nutty finish. Exemplary Blanc de Blancs and great apéritif style. Deliciously precise with high toned citrus fruit providing thrilling focus and definition....
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2014 Château Grand Village Rouge, Bordeaux Supérieur, Château Grand Village
Bottle 75cl £17.00
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Golden in colour with fine bubbles. Rich scents of biscuit, brioche, honey, yellow plum, grapefruit and butter. Citrus, plum and grapefruit flavours on the palate with zesty lemon peel, notes of honey and yeast, all underpinned with mouthwatering acidity. Elegant, fruity and rich, with a very long length.Armit Wines
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2017 Sancerre, Fernand Girard
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2014 Cabernet Sauvignon, Belle Maison, Vignals
Bottle 75cl £9.00
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The Clos du Canalet Vieille Vignes rosé is bursting with red fruit aromas of fresh raspberries and ripe red cherries on the nose. Juicy, mouthwatering cherries and cranberries on the palate with a hint of cherry blossom. This is focused with excellent fruit concentration and lively acidity.
more2012 Clos du Canalet Vieilles Vignes Rosé, Robert Vic
Bottle 75cl £7.19
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Case of 6 £46.04
2011 Héritage de Baron Louis Rouge, Vignals
Bottle 75cl £7.67
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2013 Héritage de Baron Louis Rouge, Vignals
Bottle 75cl £8.04
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Case of 6 £50.40
2016 Héritage de Baron Louis Rouge, Vignals
Bottle 75cl £8.40
Bottle 75cl £8.46
Case of 6 £50.70
2017 Héritage de Baron Louis Blanc, Vignals
Bottle 75cl £8.45
Bottle 75cl £8.50
Case of 6 £51.00
2017 Hauts du Canalet Vieilles Vignes Rosé, Robert Vic
Bottle 75cl £8.50
Bottle 75cl £8.64
2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, Belle Maison, Vignals
Bottle 75cl £8.64
Bottle 75cl £9.00
Case of 6 £54.00
2014 Cabernet Sauvignon, Belle Maison, Vignals
Bottle 75cl £9.00
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Case of 6 £54.60
2017 Carignan Vieilles Vignes, Grange du midi, Vignals
Bottle 75cl £9.10
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2016 Grenache, Domaine André Brunel
Bottle 75cl £10.15
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2014 Château Bellecroix, Bordeaux Superieur, Château Bellecroix
Bottle 75cl £10.65
FRENCH WINE
The most widely planted variety of French wine is Carignan, with other significant red varieties being Grenache, Merlot, Cinsaut and Cabernet Sauvignon. Ugni Blanc dominates the white grape plantings as the main variety used in the production of Cognac. The other principal white French wine varieties are Chardonnay and Sémillon.
WINE FROM FRANCE
From the full-bodied red Cabernet Sauvignons of Bordeaux and crisp white Sancerres of the Loire, to fine French sparkling wines from Champagne and beyond, start sampling our diverse French wines lists today.
FRENCH WINE REGIONS
The variety of conditions between, and even within, the main French wine regions, is what makes wine in France so diverse and exciting. From Champagne in the north, whose cooler climate necessitates labour intensive processes to produce their renowned sparkling wines, to Bordeaux in the west, home to around 10,000 French wine producers. Select robust reds from Rhône, fresh whites and sparkling wines from the Loire Valley. Or revel in the warmth of the Mediterranean coast, where sun-drenched vines produce fruity reds and refreshing rosés from Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence in the South of France.
Our selection of French wines has been curated from all corners of this wine loving country.
FRENCH WINE PRODUCERS
Armit Wines is proud of the relationship we’ve built with some of the most revered French wine producers in the country. Sample French wine’s rising stars like Agathe Bursin from Alsace, or explore more established producers of wine in France. The Guinaudeau family, producers of Château Lafleur and Château Grand Village are famed for the quality of their Bordeaux Supérieur and Bordeaux Blanc wines. While Domaine Huet is one of the greatest producers of single-vineyard Chenin Blanc from the Loire Valley. We are also delighted to be the exclusive UK agency for the wonderful Champagne Gimonnet.
Buy from our diverse selection of French wine online today.