French Red

Damson, Cherry, Raspberry

Classic Pinot with aromas of red berries, spices and a hint of vanilla. The palate is just as fruity with refreshing sour cherries, delicious red berries, crisp acidity and supple tannins. Drink now or keep for 5-8 years to see exactly what these wines can achieve with age.

Good fruit concentration and weight with an open quality. Complex notes of plums and black cherries with a hint of cocoa and cloves.

Ripe cassis fruit, oak spice and a leafy note to the ripe tannins. Gently feral and showing a hint of maturity, the sous bois-flavoured finish is long and spicy with a lingering, fruity core.

Deep ruby colour, with ripe fruit on the nose and a mellow, lightly tannic structure with spicy notes. A full-bodied, well-balanced wine with a seductive finish.

This light and fruity wine has soft tannins and attractive black-currant fruits. The freshness hints at smokiness.

Rich, plush black fruits and a hint of herbal mintiness on the nose. More dark fruit and herbs on the ripe, full-bodied palate with grippy yet well-integrated tannins on the finish.

The nose offers inviting autumnal aromas with ripe bramble fruits and cedar smokiness. Lots of generous, savoury fruit and supple tannins on the palate with a lovely lift on the finish. This is drinking well now with a potential to age.

Classic Saint-Julien, that shows power and richness with a sense of finesse and restraint too. The nose shows rich fruit with some lifted eucalyptus notes from the Cabernet Sauvignon. The palate brings intense cassis, with fine grained tannins and a maturity that feels traditional and proper. A very classy left bank Bordeaux.

Intense cassis fruit and new oak on the nose leads to a full-flavoured, ripe palate with smooth tannins and plush vanilla oak finish.

Ripe and very appealing with lovely velvety structure and concentrated fruit, notes of damsons, bramble and blackberry. Full bodied with good concentration and depth which carries through to the long finish. A classic and delicious Saint-Emilion - well made and elegant.

Intense cherry fruit, blackcurrant and lots of spicy oak. Characterful and complex with a moreish balance of attractive chalky tannins and acidity.

Bright and attractive, pronounced dense fruit redolent of blackberries, and cassis, with well-integrated oak adding a mocha note to the finish. Allow it to enjoy some extra time in bottle to get the best out of this stylish wine.

Intense, lifted aromas of ripe red berries, concentrated, plush fruit on the palate with a finesse and balance typical of Grenache grown on sandy soil. Seductive tannic structure with a long, fresh finish.

Juicy red and black fruits with some drier cedary streaks on the palate. A classy, complex wine with fantastic structure and long-lingering finish.

The nose is vibrant with plenty of cassis and woody spice followed by proper structure on the palate, with bramble fruit and a touch of toast from the oak.

This typical southern Rhone blend is a shiny deep red in colour, and delights the nose with a bouquet of red berries laced with spice. The rounded, full-bodied palate is intensely aromatic and richly textured with plump ripe fruit underlain with a black pepper and herbal nuance

Immediately impressive, this wine reveals its class from the start. Brambly fruit underpinned by subtle oaky nuances, lovely sweet spice - warm star anise with a touch of cinnamon. This classic Cotes du Rhone Villages is enriched with specially-selected parcels from Seguret and Sablet.

Quite floral in nature, the wine is loaded with sweet, ripe cherries, and juicy plums. Medium-bodied, soft, and elegant, with a touch of chocolate, espresso, and cherries in the finish, this will drink well on release.

Dark cherry, chocolate raisins and a slight floral perfume on the nose. Very dark chocolate and savoury oak on the palate. Densely structured and full bodied right through the finish.

Bright red fruits and the gentlest of silky smooth tannin. Serve with th lightest chill to show it at its best.

Very pretty indeed, a heady perfume of freshly picked irises and peonies drifts above the crushed berry fruit nose. Ripe tannins and fresh acidity support a palate of Morello cherries, strawberries with wonderfully elegant finish.

Gently spicy and perfumed on the nose with a typically gamey complex palate which is long and flavoursome. A very traditional red Burgundy with real charm and substance.

A fresh, pretty and youthful red wine that will mellow as it develops in the bottle. Supple yet with underlying structure, it is quite lifted on the nose with raspberry and floral notes. Packed full of ripe, crunchy red berry fruit backed up with a hint of liquorice and touch of spice. Fresh, elegant and pleasingly simple.

This is a fabulous Gigondas, very powerful with ripe, weighty tannins, the whole aged in large oak foudres for that added patina. Open well in advance and preferably decant.