Chelsea's Wine List

Château Lauriol is the 100% Merlot second wine of perennial over-achiever - Château Puygueraud, owned by the Thienpont family. It comes from their vineyards in the Côtes de Francs. Sleek and sophisticat...(read more)

Citrus, hawthorn, peach and pear, quite boldly aromatic. Sleek ripe and flavour filled, red fruits, citrus and stone fruits, textured bright and with great acid push. Cinsault-based for a classic anytime super-pale aroma...(read more)

Another brilliant release from this superstar estate in the southern Rhone – this 2022 is packed with juice and is an immediately quaffable wine, with ripe fruit, notes of cherries, spice and warm herbs. Its another deli...(read more)

Lovely biscuity, ripe fruit nose with citrus and yellow plum notes. On the palate the wine is generous with plenty of ripe fruit, touch creamy, waft of fresh bread, then a lovely mouth-watering acidity giving excellent l...(read more)

When you visit this part of Bordeaux, you can turn right for Pomerol where you will pay significantly more for your wines, or left for Lalande de Pomerol, where you will pay considerably less and find quality levels that...(read more)

Cherries, plums, chocolate, flowers and wet earth nuances fill the perfume. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, fresh, forward, soft, and loaded with all the chocolate-coated plums with a touch of licorice that you...(read more)

From 4 hectares of vines, split between Nuits, Chambolle and the Hautes Cotes. Only three pigeage across its two week maceration. Very well structured for Bourgogne Rouge with lovely freshness and dense savoury fruit.

Made without added sulphur (azufre) – although the back label still says 'Contains sulfites'. Organic and biodynamic grapes from vines planted in 1955. Fermented in concrete with indigenous yeasts for 15 days and 60% mat...(read more)

Rich and ripe, giving fine volume and even a touch of sweetness to the fruit, all lifted by citrussy acidity. Very much a baby Meursault.

With fruit from old bush vines, the Damascene 2023 Stellenbosch Chenin Blanc is luminous and bright with lifted aromas of quince, peach and summer-ripe apricot. A little motto on the back label reads, "less cult, mo...(read more)

Camphor, underbrush, coffee bean and tobacco aromas come to the forefront on this full-bodied red. Brawny and brooding, the concentrated palate features fleshy black cherry, orange zest, licorice and espresso set against...(read more)

Apple, brioche, flint, pear and slate aromas with hints of apple tart follow through to a full body with gorgeous richness and depth, yet it grows on the palate. Very vertical and goes deep. Best ever. Drink or hold.