Magnums

100% Merlot from the famous Thienpont family. Smart fruit here retains some lift and refreshment because of the gentle and sensitive approach in the cellar, leaving just enough cedar-wood spice to root it firmly in Borde...(read more)

Darkly ripe-fruited, with a slight spice to the plummy, creamy-textured Merlot fruit, there are fine tannins which just give the requisite grip to the elegant finish. From the 2016 vintage onward this property was was re...(read more)

*STAR BUY IN THE TIMES*. "Elegant, racy, very pale pink from the Les Diables stable with a tasty, cassis palate and zingy, garrigue herb finish." Jane MacQuitty.

Simply delicious Bordeaux from the talented young Mathieu Ternault. A recent visit reminded us of the immense quality of the work he is doing here at this well placed family estate. As we stood in front of the winery loo...(read more)

Really quite elegant, fresh, red fruit, citrus. In the mouth broader, greater flesh and concentration, good acid, red currant, strawberry, floral.

At the bottom of the Sonnay hill sit the 70 year old vines of Bernard's oldest vineyard. The Cabernet Franc grapes are fermented in concrete before spending a year in 3 to 5 year old barrels. A little more serious than '...(read more)

Pierre Taix has a deft hand when it comes to getting the most out of this small, organically farmed vineyard in a prime site of Puisseguin-Saint-Emilion. There's a lavish wave of ripe, dark berry-fruit on the nose. Good...(read more)

Bright damson, blackberry, cherry fruit nose, fragrant and fresh. Palate has zip and freshness, core of bright woodland fruits, vigour and intensity, sappy and gorgeously drinkable.

The 2022 Fleurie, rooted in clay and manganese-rich soil that's more typical of Moulin-à-Vent, is always unique for the appellation, but especially so in 2022 with its ripe, succulent, smoke-tinged palate. Offerin...(read more)

Deep citrus, cherries, mocha, pear, almost a touch of spice, cumin. Broad and rich in the mouth, a real savoury note, cumin, red fruits, citrus, long and satisfying.

From one of Baudry’s top limestone sites. Aged 12 months in 2- to 5-year-old barrels, then rests for nine months in cement tanks.