Bordeaux produces more quality wine than any other region in the world. It offers an incredible rainbow of vinous delights from pale dry yellow and sweet golden whites to blackcurranty and inky purple reds. There are about 14,000 growers in the region and as a result one has to sift meticulously through a multitude of bottles to discover the élite. All our listed clarets exhibit classic Bordeaux characteristics and have the additional advantage of having experienced some bottle age so that the inherent tannins have softened out.
| Château Moulin Petit Bon 2006 (Bordeaux) |
3.95 |
| A lovely drop of vinous Ribena from Maison Milhade who own Châteaux in the Saint Emilion and Lalande de Pomerol districts. |
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| Château Dubois Gramont 2005/2006 (Bordeaux) |
4.95 |
Gold Medal, Paris Wine Fair. |
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| Château Barat 2004 (Bordeaux) |
4.95 |
| This wine has gravitas - fruit, weight and soft tannins. The wine maker is Bérénice Lurton,
one of the daughters of Henri Lurton, the owner of Château Brane-Cantenac, Climens, and others. | |
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| Château Langlade 2004 (Montagne Saint-Emilion) |
5.49 |
| Good colour, round and intensely flavoured. Montagne is the best of the Saint-Emilion satellites. |
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| Château de Pic 2005 (Bordeaux Supérieur) |
5.95 |
| A gorgeous drop of up-front purple – lots of black fruits and spicy flavours with a long and lingering finish. |
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| Château Lestrille 2000 (Bordeaux Supérieur) | 5.95 |
| Lovely blackcurrant fruit, exquisite bouquet, and ready to drink. Jean-Louis Roumage, the owner, is regarded as one of the most talented wine makers in Bordeaux. | |
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| Château Damase 2003 (Bordeaux Supérieur) | 6.50 |
| Predominantly Merlot, this wine is rich, round and smooth. Silver medal, Concours Mondial Bruxelles 2005. |
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| Château Recougne 2004 (Bordeaux Supérieur) |
6.50 |
| Predominantly Merlot, this little Château is located near to Château Pétrus, and the world’s most expensive red wine has exerted a ripple effect ! It’s rich, round , smooth and very classy for the money. |
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| Château Le Gravy 2001 (Bordeaux Supérieur) | 6.95 |
| Dark in colour, dense brooding fruit, very well-structured. Can drink now but will be a mini-classic in a year’s time. Gold medal award , Concours General Agricole Paris, 2003, and no wonder ! |
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| Château Lestrille-Capmartin 2000 (Bordeaux Supérieur) |
7.50 |
‘Belle robe, nez de grande maturité de fruit, boisé élégant et fin, parfaitement integré.’ Monsieur Roumage, the wine maker, is regarded as one of France’s top one thousand vignerons, and as we all know from our travels there’s an incredible number of wine producers here !
This wine is the quintessence of a stylish Bordeaux. Highly recommended. |
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| Château Mazails 2002 (Cru-Bourgeois Médoc) |
7.50 |
| Silver medal, International Wine Challenge 2005. |
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| Saint-Estèphe Réserve 2002 | 7.50 |
| The third wine of Château Montrose (second-growth Saint-Estèphe).
Deep coloured, rich-flavoured, and surprisingly smooth. | |
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| Château Haut-Nouchet 2001 (Pessac-Léognan). Half-bottles only |
8.50 |
| Seems expensive for a half but this is an exquisitely mature claret from a prestigious estate down the road from Château Haut-Brion! |
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| Château Peyremorin 2004 (Haut-Médoc) |
8.50 |
| Dark and tannic but oozing potential. Currently smoky, introvert and complex. I compared the ‘Peyremorin’ with the second wine of Château Brane-Cantenac , same vintage, at this year’s Bordeaux Wine Fair and I considered the former a better drink at the time! |
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| Château Chollet 2003 (Graves) |
9.00 |
| Lots of rich fruit and typical silky Graves texture. |
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| Château Haut-Maurac 2003 (Cru-Bourgeois Médoc). Wooden boxes of 6. |
9.95 |
| This Château was resurrected by Olivier Decelle, the frozen food magnate of France. Beautifully coloured with an exquisite bouquet and inimitable classical structure. Highly recommended. |
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| Château Méric 2002/2003 (Cru-Bourgeois Médoc). Wooden boxes of 6. |
9.95 |
Château Méric dates back to the tenth century, and a Chevalier Méric was a renowned Crusader who vowed that if he returned home safely after the Crusades, he would be buried with his golden, jewel encrusted armour, in his vineyards. Well, the gold has turned to rust but the vines are still producing vinous gems which bedazzle and bewitch. Château Méric 2002 is the epitomé of classic and cultured Claret ... 'souple, rond et elegant' (Guide Hachette 2006).
Silver medal, Mondiales des Vins, Canada.
Silver medal, Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2004.
Silver medal, Vinalies Internationales. |
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| Château Puyblanquet Carrille 2002 (Saint-Emilion Grand Cru) |
9.95 |
| Rich, round, smooth and silky. |
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| Château Saint-Bonnet 1999 (Cru-Bourgeois Médoc) |
9.95 |
| Absolutely at its peak. Ideal for those who love fully mature claret. | |
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| Château Haut-Ballet 2002 (Canon-Fronsac) |
12.00 |
| Full-bodied, deep coloured, opulent and fleshy. A very sophisticated drop. |
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| Château Sergant 2002 (Lalande de Pomerol) | 12.50 |
| Soft, supple and very elegant. | |
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| Château Duplessis 1999 (Moulis) | 12.50 |
| This Château is owned by the Lurton family. The 1999 has been deftly oaked, tannins and fruit very well balanced, with lots of smooth undertones. | |
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| Château Lamothe Bouscaut 2002 (Pessac-Léognan) | 13.95 |
| This is a very well-made wine , full, generous and extrovert with a lovely spicy-cassis flavour. | |
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| L’Agassant d’Agassac 2004 |
14.95 |
| The second wine of Château d’Agassac, one of the most beautiful Châteaux in the Médoc. Situated just south of Margaux, this wine exhibits the latter’s qualities of soft and seductive approachability combined with elegance and finesse. This wine oozes class. |
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| Initial de Desmirail (second wine of Ch.Desmirail, third growth Margaux) |
15.95 |
| The bouquet immediately bewitches and the sensuality upon the palate is astonishing. This is a very artistic drop for silly money. |
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| Château Boutisse 2001/2002 (Saint-Emilion Grand Cru) | 17.95 |
| Dark, full-bodied, intensely flavoured wines. | |
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| Château Pichecan 2000 (Margaux) | 18.50 |
| This is very classy and is an excellent advert for those quintessential Margaux virtues - a velvety texture and an exquisite finesse. Drink now or keep another two years. | |
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| Château Cantemerle 1998 (Macau). Wooden box of 12 |
24.00 |
| The above is a fifth-growth which performs above its classification, thereby rendering it a good buy. The 1998 is at its peak and absolutely delicious. |
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