Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur

Some lovely grip and texture here, with classic cassis, tobacco leaf, tea and coffee notes. As you would expect some nice structure from the ripe tannins, decent dark fruit core and then nice len...(read more)

Great stuff, particularly considering this is from the tricky 2013 vintage. Many poor winemakers were caught out by the tricky conditions during the growing season, but the canny team here have m...(read more)

We tasted this at the Chateau in a line up of vintages and were hugely impressed with this 2013. As we all know this was a tricky year so it was great to understand from Chantal how she created s...(read more)

Tasted en primeur it showed purity and precision. Thick weight of fruit with a subtle sweetness and real drive. Cassis, even a bright fresh raspberry top-note. Fine tannins with a little spicy sw...(read more)

46% Merlot, 36% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. A new name for the 2011 vintage. The Bartons have bought this 51 hectare estate and added 'Barton' to the name as they did sev...(read more)

We have keenly followed this good value Margaux estate for the last few vintages. And so it was with great anticipation that we tasted it at the immaculate chateau as they hosted the Margaux UGC...(read more)

2014 is another fabulous vintage of our now well known and much loved Lea & Sandeman Bordeaux, which offers such great value. In 2014 this superb house claret sports the more accurate designation...(read more)