Magnums

2018 is another fabulous vintage of our much loved house claret. Offering such great value, our Lea & Sandeman Bordeaux is loaded with plum and cassis, with silky smooth tannins and a soft vanilla streak in the backg...(read more)

Yet another wine from the Reich brothers (Aimée, Argenteyre), and with their characteristically engaging supple texture and lightly chewy mid-palate, allied to expressive fruit and spice notes. It's all a very hap...(read more)

Deep colour, rich nose, quite a solid attack, but the chewy texture is satisfyingly full of flavour, and there's spice here too.

Bordeaux is a big region with over 100,000 Hectares of vines planted. A lot of people only get to know the Cru Classe, which is a shame, as there are so many fantastic properties in the lesser known areas that turn out d...(read more)

Red fruits, hawthorn, pink grapefruit, touch floral. Nice richness in the mouth, good acid push, succulent stone fruits, citrus, redcurrant and cherry.

The 2021 Fleurie from Clos de la Roilette is drinking well out of the gates, offering up pretty aromas of spiced plums, petals and orange rind, followed by a medium-bodied, supple and melting palate. Fleshy and fine-bone...(read more)

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)

The second wine of L’Hêtre, a new wine in the distinctly up-and-coming AP of Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux. Owned by the Thienpont family, organically farmed and situated high on the limestone plateau to the ea...(read more)

Sourced from a single vineyard located at the bottom of Chinon's slope on alluvial/clay soils, the 2019 Chinon Les Grézeaux is currently a bit shy in terms of revealing its fruit flavors. It’s also a hint reductiv...(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.

It is so rare to find a wine with these four grapes blended together as one. For this field blend each of the varieties - Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio and Friulano are fermented separately and then blended t...(read more)

The 2019 Montlandrie has quite an intense nose with blackberry, briary and desiccated orange peel scents, nicely delineated and focused. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, cedar-infused black fruit, fresh a...(read more)