The greatest vineyards have of course proved that they will produce great wine whatever the conditions. In a region as renowned and celebrated for its rich history as Bordeaux, twenty years is a mere blink of the eye. However, the changes over the last two decades have been profound. Vineyards have changed hands, new winemaking techniques have come and gone and of course the worldwide interest in the very greatest wines has gone into overdrive.
Fashions have seen the rise and fall of the garagistes and the influence of the consultant winemaker. However, for all of these human elements, the...
In the next twenty years, we will undoubtedly see further pressure on supply at the top with prices continuing to stretch credulity. But what of the hundreds of smaller producers, who have struggled so badly in recent times? Theirs is not the good fortune of great terroir and in a fast moving world, it is here that reform is needed most strongly. The EU wine lake has been emptied and the bad practices that it encouraged are happily draining away too. For the consumer, the result must be the guarantee of ever greater quality because whatever the level of classification, if Bordeaux wants to maintain its position as the number one wine region in the world, quality must be at the centre of its plans.
An harmonious blend of 93% Merlot with 7% Cabernet Franc, this is a very attractive, medium to full bodied wine with ripe plum aromas mingled with sweet wild herbs and hint of lavender. Refreshing red plum flavours, with darker forest fruit notes developing as the wine evolves, are balanced by a lively freshness and a fine mineral quality which runs...
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An harmonious blend of 93% Merlot with 7% Cabernet Franc, this is a very attractive, medium to full bodied wine with ripe plum aromas mingled with sweet wild herbs and hint of lavender. Refreshing red plum flavours, with darker forest fruit notes developing as the wine evolves, are balanced by a lively freshness and a fine mineral quality which runs...
moreBottle 37.5cl £8.33
Bottle 37.5cl £13.10
Bottle 75cl £15.85
Bottle 75cl £35.00 £26.90
Brilliant, intense, rich and unctuous, this combines undoubted class with a little flamboyance too. Notes of peach, nectarine and sherbet with enough acidity to counter the sweetness, overlaying a deep, layered core and a mineral streak on the finish. This has you could possibly want from a top Sauternes. Chapeau to Lur-Saluces. Drink 2015-2030+. 18.5
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Bottle 75cl £10.14
Case of 6 £60.78
Bottle 75cl £10.13
Bottle 75cl £10.66
Case of 6 £63.92
Bottle 75cl £10.65
Magnum 150cl £75.00
Magnum 150cl £75.00
Bottle 75cl £15.60
Bottle 75cl £15.60
Double Magnum 300cl £95.00
An harmonious blend of 93% Merlot with 7% Cabernet Franc, this is a very attractive, medium to full bodied wine with ripe plum aromas mingled with sweet wild herbs and hint of lavender. Refreshing red plum flavours, with darker forest fruit notes developing as the wine evolves, are balanced by a lively freshness and a fine mineral quality which runs...
moreDouble Magnum 300cl £95.00
Bottle 75cl £15.86
Case of 6 £95.10
Bottle 75cl
Single bottle£15.86
Bottle 75cl £15.85
Case 12 x 37.5cl £97.56
Imperial 600cl
Single bottle£392.78
Magnum 150cl
Single bottle£35.00
Case of 6 £210.00
Bottle 37.5cl £8.13
Bottle 37.5cl £8.34
Case of 12 £99.96
Bottle 75cl
Single bottle£16.66
Case of 12 £199.80
An harmonious blend of 93% Merlot with 7% Cabernet Franc, this is a very attractive, medium to full bodied wine with ripe plum aromas mingled with sweet wild herbs and hint of lavender. Refreshing red plum flavours, with darker forest fruit notes developing as the wine evolves, are balanced by a lively freshness and a fine mineral quality which runs...
moreBottle 37.5cl £8.33
Bottle 75cl £11.14
Bottle 75cl £11.14
Bottle 75cl £47.00
Case of 3 £141.00
Bottle 75cl £47.00
Case 6 x 75cl £150.84
Bottle 75cl £25.14
Bottle 75cl £13.10
Case of 12 £157.06
Bottle 75cl £13.09
