FRENCH RED WINES

The family makes this Merlot-dominated blend from vines with an average age of 35-years-old. A classical style of claret with notes of briar fruit and cedar.

There’s notes of red and black fruits with a spicy hint of vanilla and elegant tannins on the finish. Enjoy it with beef Wellington.

A fantastic Cabernet-dominated claret from a cru bourgeois exceptional estate.

Expect notes of red fruit, vanilla and toast. Try it with roast leg of lamb.

Expect flavours of black plum, blackberry, liquorice and woody spice. Try it with lamb kebabs.

Expect complex aromas of red berries, sage, rose petals and tobacco. Elegant fruity flavours and smooth tannins will pair brilliantly with baked mushrooms.

This second wine is made from the younger vines of Château Ramage la Batisse, a top Cru Bourgeois estate close to Pauillac's Château Mouton Rothschild. Unlike typical clarets which spend time in oak, this is made exclusively in stainless steel and concrete vats. The lack of oak keeps the wine bright and fresh. Expect flavours of briar fruit and plum that pair brilliantly with grilled lamb chops.

This Château neighbours wineries that charge £50+ per bottle. And its claret is exceptional. Blackberry. Cherry. Mocha.

Expect flavours of red berries and spice that are fantastic with French-style steak frites.

It’s a Majestic classic – one of our favourite clarets. Plummy. Black fruity. Silky. Not to mention Château Méaume are sustainability pioneers.

It's round and powerful with well-integrated tannins and a punchy bouquet of blackberry and strawberry.

Punching well above its price point, this delicious Saint-Émilion-lookalike is from the same family as First Growth £1,000-a-bottle Château Lafite.

It has ripe notes of black fruits and aromas of cedar and spice. Try it with roast beef.

The Definition of Pauillac claret from one of the most prestigious Châteaux in the appellation.

Juicy. Red-fruity. Spicy. A moreish and delicious organic Côtes du Rhône made by our buyers with the Perrin brothers – of Château de Beaucastel fame.

Expect fresh-yet-intense notes of raspberry, violet and red cherry. Try it with charcuterie.

Red-fruit notes, smooth tannins and a spicy finish. Try it with grilled Portobello mushrooms.

Ripe and generous, Lirac offer a superb alternative to Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and 2016 was a sublime vintage for this spot of the southern Rhône.