Half Bottle Selection

From a good vintage and always delivering incredible value for money, Eric Duffau's brilliant Château Belle Garde is one of our longest standing listings. Leaf tea, cassis, plum and tobacco aromas are backed by a w...(read more)

From a parcel of 30- to 40-year-old vines in sandy, gravelly alluvial soils. Certified organic, and farmed with biodynamic methods as well. Fermented in stainless-steel tank and aged 9 months in concrete.
This win...(read more)

Ruby Dum and Tawny Dee - the Niepoort 'twins' as reflected on the bottles. These wines come from the same lot, but over a five year period are aged differently so that the one is rich and ruby in style, while the other b...(read more)

Light, pale, fresh, crisp, a delightful summer aperitif, and like the Inocente, should be tried with fish, which it accompanies much better than many of the classic matches (Chablis, Sancerre etc...).

A liquid of profound amber, shining like liquid copper in the fading light. Dark raisins, sticky dried figs, and warm Christmas spice. One slow, lingering sip revealed an impossibly rich tapestry of toasted toffee and co...(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)

Perfumed raspberries with notes of violet, very fruit forward, blackberry, dark fruit core as ever here, blackberry & plums, anise, chocolate, violets, blueberry, herbs too, delicious Cotes du Rhone.

A delightfully rich and spicy red with great structure. The inclusion of Tannat in the blend gives it a deep inky blackberry quality that delights now, but will also get better with time. Smokey notes abound, and there i...(read more)

Aged in century-old oak casks. Less upfront and fruity than the Brouilly, this shows classic strawberry, raspberry and blackcurrant fruit. The fruit is compact and powerful, with good length. (MH) Drink 2024 – 2030

The best Fino on the market, single vineyard (Macharnudo district) and barrel-fermented, a bit fuller bodied than most. A perfect accompaniment to smoked fish (and almost any other fish dish) as well as being a delightfu...(read more)

The best PX available. So rich, so sweet and yet so moreish. (Must be tried poured over ice cream with raisins soaked overnight in PX)

While Delaporte normally makes three different Pinot Noirs, in 2023 there was just a single blend: the 2023 Sancerre Rouge. It is a floral, open style that's lifted with red fruit, herbals and a note of spice. It is conc...(read more)