January Sale 2026

Angels with Dirty Faces: Damaged Labels and other imperfections

Accidents happen in the wine trade - be it pallets falling over during shipments, couriers dropping boxes, or mishaps in the warehouse. They are thankfully rare but the end result is nearly always the same: a handful of unbroken bottles with wine stained labels. We have gathered all our recent casualties here and added a bit of extra discount. They are always popular with drinkers in the know, so be quick.

Michele Biancardi, Uno Piu Uno, IGT Puglia, 2023 (Damaged Label)

1 + 1 - halves of Nero di Troia and Primitivo. Because the grapes come from the very edge of...

Style

Light > Full

OriginItaly

RegionPuglia

ColourRed

ABV12.5%

Bottle75cl

CodeBIA123-D

GrapeNero di Troia & Primitivo

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Sur, Carmenere, Maule, 2023 (Damaged Label)

Textbook Carmenere from Chile with a classic combination of blackcurrant fruit with herbal...

Style

Light > Full

OriginChile

RegionMaule

ColourRed

ABV13%

Bottle75cl

CodeSUR123-D

GrapeCarmenere

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Ca' di Ponti, Nero d'Avola, DOC Sicilia, 2022 (Damaged Label)

Brambly fruit. Honest, mildly rustic and characterful, better with food. Now-2026

Style

Light > Full

OriginItaly

RegionSicily

ColourRed

ABV14%

Bottle75cl

CodePON622-D

GrapeNero D’Avola

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Lequin-Colin, Santenay Rouge, 1er Cru La Comme, 2023 (Damaged Label)

From a very well-sited south-east facing 1er Cru on the border with Chassagne-Montrachet. This...

Style

Light > Full

OriginFrance

RegionBurgundy

ColourRed

ABV13.5%

Bottle75cl

CodeLEQ723-D

GrapePinot Noir

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MAGNUM Domaine Lagneau, Morgon Vieilles Vignes, 2023 (Chipped wax capsule)

Morgon is perhaps the most highly regarded of Beaujolais’ ten Crus and home to some of its...

Style

Light > Full

OriginFrance

RegionBeaujolais

ColourRed

ABV13.5%

Magnum150cl

CodeLAG923-D

GrapeGamay

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Castel Juval, Riesling, Gletscherschliff, Alto Adige  Valle Venosta, 2024 (Damaged Label)

Gletscherschliff translates as the smooth polish left by glacial action on rock faces. This...

Style

Dry > Sweet

OriginItaly

RegionAlto Adige

ColourWhite

ABV12.5%

Bottle75cl

CodeJUV124-D

GrapeRiesling

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Chateau Les Combes, Lussac-Saint-Emilion, 2020 (Damaged Label)

100% unoaked Merlot from a single vineyard with thin soils over limestone located at one of the...

Style

Light > Full

OriginFrance

RegionBordeaux

ColourRed

ABV13.5%

Bottle75cl

CodeGRC420-D

GrapeMerlot

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Domaine Fourrey, Chablis, 2023 (Damaged Label)

We have been working with brother Jean-Luc and sister Marie-Jo Fourrey since 2007, and during...

Style

Dry > Sweet

OriginFrance

RegionBurgundy

ColourWhite

ABV12.5%

Bottle75cl

CodeFRR123-D

GrapeChardonnay

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Valle Frio, Pinot Noir, Maule, 2021 (Damaged Label)

Many of you have already adopted this supple and fruity Pinot Noir as your go-to Pinot. Valle...

Style

Light > Full

OriginChile

RegionMaule

ColourRed

ABV13.5%

Bottle75cl

CodeFRI321-D

GrapePinot Noir

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Fichet, Bourgogne Tradition, Pinot Noir, 2023 (Damaged Label)
Jancis Robinson

Full bottle 1,352 g. Not the Côte d’Or Fichet (at this price? you must be kidding) but a...

Style

Light > Full

OriginFrance

RegionBurgundy

ColourRed

ABV12.5%

Bottle75cl

CodeFIC623-D

GrapePinot Noir

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La Combe Saint Paul, L'Insoupconne, Languedoc-La Clape, 2021 (Damaged Label)

Grown on clay-limestone soils in La Clape (a “heap of pepples” in the Occitan tongue, the...

Style

Light > Full

OriginFrance

RegionLanguedoc

ColourRed

ABV14.5%

Bottle75cl

CodeCSP721-D

GrapeSyrah & Mourvedre

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Francoise & Denis Clair, Hautes Cotes de Beaune Rouge, 2021 (Damaged Label)
Jancis Robinson

We are finding the Hautes Côtes an increasingly happy hunting ground for good value Burgundy....

Style

Light > Full

OriginFrance

RegionBurgundy

ColourRed

ABV12.5%

Bottle75cl

CodeCLB621-D

GrapePinot Noir

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