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Celebrated British artist Kate Boxer created her dashing dandy – a nod to our former customer Beau Brummel – for the latest in our limited-edition series of Good Ordinary Claret. Just 7,000 bottles have been produced.

Our best-selling wine for many decades, GOC, as it's known, brilliantly highlights the drinkability of modern red Bordeaux. Bright, medium ruby in colour it has a siren-like nose of black cherries, bramble fruit and wood smoke. The palate follows through with a long, velvety finish. Equally at home with a weekday supper or a grand Sunday roast, it is the perfect wine for all occasions.

In collaboration with Luke Edward Hall, a rising star of British design, we present our second limited-edition label for Good Ordinary Claret. Just 4,000 bottles featuring Hall’s Bacchanalian-inspired artwork have been produced.

Our best-selling wine for many decades, GOC, as it is known, brilliantly highlights the sheer drinkability of modern red Bordeaux. Bright, medium ruby in colour, with a siren-like nose of black cherries, bramble fruit and wood smoke, it is instantly appealing. The palate follows through with delicious, juicy, black fruit and a long, velvety finish. Equally at home with a weekday supper or a grand Sunday roast, it is the perfect wine for all occasions.

Our white Graves is bottled for us by Famille JM Cazes. The quality of the 2016 vintage is evident on the nose, which shows pronounced white peach and melon aromas. The palate shows a wonderful balance of ripe citrus fruit, with a crisp, refreshing finish which is the hallmark of the Graves. The pure, dry finish means this would be perfect with seafood, but its marked complexity will stand up to far richer dishes as well.
Max Lalondrelle, Wine Buyer 

This is the first vintage of our own-label St Julien to be made by Ch. Léoville-Las Cases, one of the finest properties in Bordeaux. Broodingly deep, dark and glossy in the glass, it has a ripe nose of black cherries, crème de cassis and cedar wood. The full-bodied palate is laden with pure blackcurrant fruit, wood-smoke and has a long, complex finish. A blend of 63 percent Merlot and 37 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, the superb 2016 vintage will repay a year or two in the cellar, but is hard to resist now.

This is Eymann’s entry-level Riesling, sourced from vineyards around the village of Gönnheim, all of which are farmed biodynamically and organically. Four to six months on its lees gives the wine amazing weight and texture – both of which are rarely found in dry Rieslings at this price-point. Lemon verbena, red apple and citrus aromas entice, while the wine’s generous texture is accompanied by vibrant acidity and a long, persistent finish.

A fraction paler than last year and lighter than one might expect of Bordeaux Rosé but this is very much fruit forward with spicy raspberry and strawberry flooding the palate. Generous in every sense.  Good acidity and so there’s plenty of freshness with some spice at the back of the palate.  Vibrant and easy to enjoy.  As ever I’m unshakeable in my belief that a wonderful Spring and Summer awaits, this 2016 will go down very well indeed.
Martyn Rolph, Private Account Sales Manager.

This wine really makes one smile. The quality of the fruit is incredible; crunchy red berries, with scented minerality, are immediately accessible. It is both fresh and light (it dances across the palate with poise) but there is a deceptive concentration, with plenty of matter on the core and finish.
Drink 2016-2021.

Il Poggione is one of the stars of Brunello, despite this it is always incredibly reasonably priced. Every year we sell through our allocation quickly and 2010 I think it is a case of blink and you will miss it! Il Poggione is a wine that reflects the more modern end of the styles in Brunello, it always has rich, lush fruit and in 2010 it is perfectly held in check by a cool freshness. Alongside the lovely cherry fruit, there are floral characters and toasted spice a wine with a sensual character.

Picked on 29th September, well before the bad weather arrived. The wine shows the fleshy nature of the best 2013s, along with attractive floral notes, refreshing acidity tucked in behind the fruit and a fine, balanced finish. Drink 2015-2018
Jasper Morris MW, Burgundy Wine Director

Edouard Vocoret is the scion of one of Chablis’ well known families. He met Eleni (née Theodoropoulos ) when they were both working in New Zealand, since when he has apprenticed with the excellent Daniel Barraud (Pouilly Fuissé) while Eleni has been working with Vincent Dauvissat who has given them a great deal of help in setting up their own small domaine in Chablis. We have nicknamed this promising pair the Vocoropouloi.

There are just two wines from the debut vintage, 2013, which has been hand harvested and matured in wood, using older barrels. They have nearly five hectares of Chablis, in three plots, the largest being Le Bas de Chapelot, just below Montée de Tonnerre. This is the only one currently being bottled. There is also a small holding of 1er cru Les Butteaux.

The Terre des Aînés is from the Saurel’s oldest most gnarled vines (80 years old) and is made from 80 percent Grenache and 20 percent Mourvèdre. To the powerful spice and black fruit notes must be added the appeal of very pure and focused tannins and a wonderfully refreshing finish. 
Drink 2017-2020.
Simon Field MW – Wine Buyer