Médoc & Haut Médoc

Another cracking find, following an exhaustive tasting of Petit Chateau Bordeaux. This showed such lovely intensity and precision, with classic blackcurrant, plum, tobacco and smoked tea. The pal...(more info)

Just touched down we're delighted with this very smart Medoc, a steal for the price. 2015 was such a generous vintage it is admirable when restraint is clear. With this brilliant wine the balance...(more info)

Chateau Lalande Villeneuve is perched at the tip of the Medoc where sea breezes keep the grapes healthy and the mineral soils make the wines powerful. Here the Saint Estephe blend of soils (Clay,...(more info)

Classic Médoc, but perhaps a little softer and more enveloping than many, thanks to Guillaume's care with late and hand-harvesting, cold pre-fermentation soaking, and careful maturation in...(more info)

Intense black fruit with a touch of bitterness on the palate, and simple spices that prevent this being too one-dimensional

A fully mature, well-made claret from the time that Château Bernadotte formed part of the Pichon Comtesse group of estates. Dark colour with decent berry, cherry and plum fruit and hints of...(more info)

This is pure and classic Bordeaux. A delicious elegance delivers the crisp dark red berry fruit. Seasoned perfectly with lovely cedarwood notes and a sprinkle of clove spice. This is drinking bri...(more info)

Overseen by Hubert de Boüard of Chateau Ausone - this well placed property is making super wines. The 2014 is full of good polished fruit which fills out the mid-palate - but it maintains th...(more info)

As soon as you put your nose in the glass - you can sense the class of this polished beauty. The fruit is dark and quite serious. There are lovely notes of damson and baked plums. This classic co...(more info)

74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot. Same ownership and management as Calon Segur. Lovely supple smooth appeal. Fine tannins and cool Cabernet class. Vincent Millet had a new cuverie at his dispos...(more info)

The upswing in fortunes and class of this great little estate are crystal-clear, since the since its acquisition and serious investment by French property magnate Jacky Lorenzetti. In this 2014 r...(more info)

Having tasted several Margaux wines before this - the change in intensity comes as somewhat a shock. Wham, this is serious, intense, deep dark fruit, whiff of nutmeg and nice oaky spice. Good lin...(more info)