Magnums

This was a huge success with the 2012 vintage from this small Chateau. This new release of 2015 is very good value. It is such a great moment when tasting a long flight of Bordeaux to come across...(read more)

Our 2015 own label claret once again punches far above its weight in both price and quality. Loaded with plum and blackcurrant notes, the wine has lovely weight and concentration. Opulent, silky...(read more)

A sophisticated nose full of rich plum and dark berry fruit mingling with tobacco leaf and sweet spice. This could easily be from a much grander appelation than Côtes de Francs. The wine has a lovely fr...(read more)

Bottled 24th Jan picked 14/15th August, pressed for just 50 minutes. Redcurrant, red cherry, hawthorn and wild flowers, nice tension, supple fruit, some tannic grip, good acid length.

As ever Caterina's Rosso is beautifully elegant. Loaded with nicely perky damson and blackberry fruit, balanced and surprising weight of rounded fruit matter. Some gentle grip to the tannins here...(read more)

Romain's 2014 is a cracking example of what can be done here with talented wine-making and top-notch vineyards. Even for this, his entry level wine, the vines are more than 50 years old. This is...(read more)

Dei's 'Rosso' is a fine-textured Sangiovese with excellent fruit and the same rounded dry texture of the Vino Nobile in a gentler form. Open on the palate, the spicy fruit is also gentle and easy...(read more)

A brilliant blend of Garnacha blanca and Macabeo, knocking the spots of any White Cote de Rhones at this price level. The 2015 Acustic Blanc has a real immediacy, with gorgeous aromatics of wild...(read more)

Xarel lo, Xarel lo Vermell, Macabeu and Malvasia de Sitges fermented and aged in a mixture of large oak barrels and stainless steel tanks. Sold as 'table wine' as the vineyards straddle two DOs,...(read more)

Although it is composed almost entirely from a blend of Bordeaux varieties, dominated by Cabernet (with an addition of 10% Alicante Bouschet), Caburnio tastes quintessentially Italian and of the...(read more)

Blackberry and black cherry fruit, nice purity, directness. Ripe with lovely bright fruit palate, cherry, blackberry and plum fruit, silky, sleek and immediate.

Sandra's wines seem to improve with every release. 2016 is a fabulous vintage for her here in the high hills of Alavesa on the north side of Rioja. The lovely long summer season has added a shade...(read more)