Summer Sale 2026: Courier Casualties

This is our current selection of bottles with stained or damaged labels, usually a result of a butter-fingered courier smashing a bottle or two. Think of them as angels with dirty faces. If you don’t mind an imperfect label then there are bargains to be had here.

Domaine du Grand Arc, Corbieres Blanc, Veillee d'Equinoxe, 2023 (Stained label)
Jancis Robinson

40% Grenache Blanc, 25% Rolle, 25% Roussanne and 10% Macabeu. Very aromatic with red apple,...

Style

Dry > Sweet

OriginFrance

RegionLanguedoc

ColourWhite

ABV13%

Bottle75cl

CodeDGA623-D

GrapeGrenache Blanc, Roussanne & Vermentino

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Domaine du Prince, Cahors, L'Envol du Prince, 2022 (Stained & Scratched Label)

From the historic vineyards of Cahors in southwest France, this expressive Malbec showcases the...

Style

Light > Full

OriginFrance

RegionCahors

ColourRed

ABV13%

Bottle75cl

CodeDDP122-D

GrapeMalbec

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La Combe Saint Paul, L'Insoupconne, Languedoc-La Clape, 2022 (Stained 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

CodeCSP722-D

GrapeSyrah & Mourvedre

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La Combe Saint-Paul, Viognier, IGP Pays d'Oc, 2025 (Stained Labels)

This is unmistakable Viognier - expressive and packed full of aromatic peach and apricot fruit...

Style

Dry > Sweet

OriginFrance

RegionLanguedoc

ColourWhite

ABV13.5%

Bottle75cl

CodeCSP325-D

GrapeViognier

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Compagniesdrift, Cabernet Merlot, Western Cape, 2022 (Lightly stained label)

A very good Stellenbosch Cabernet-Merlot that has more than a nod in style to Bordeaux’s...

Style

Light > Full

OriginSouth Africa

RegionWestern Cape

ColourRed

ABV13%

Bottle75cl

CodeCPD622-D

GrapeCabernet Sauvignon & Merlot

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Compagniesdrift, Chardonnay, Western Cape, 2024 (Stained Label)

Made by Meerlust winemaker Altus Treurnicht, this is a juicy, fruit-forward, unoaked Chardonnay...

Style

Dry > Sweet

OriginSouth Africa

RegionWestern Cape

ColourWhite

ABV13%

Bottle75cl

CodeCPD124 -D

GrapeChardonnay

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Chateau Courbin Heritage, Graves, 2023 (Scuffed Label)

Brothers Franck and Stéphane Courbin farm this 16 ha estate, equally divided between white and...

Style

Dry > Sweet

OriginFrance

RegionBordeaux

ColourWhite

ABV13%

Bottle75cl

CodeCOU123-D

GrapeSemillon & Sauvignon Blanc

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Clotilde Davenne, Bourgogne Aligote, 2025 (Stained & scratched label)

Aligoté is the ‘other’ white grape in Burgundy. In the wrong hands it is best used in a...

Style

Dry > Sweet

OriginFrance

RegionBurgundy

ColourWhite

ABV12%

Bottle75cl

CodeCLO625-D

GrapeAligoté

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Cape Atlantic Sauvignon Blanc, Western Cape, 2025 (Stained Labels)

About two thirds from the young Sauvignon parcels at high altitude Cederberg, plus a third from...

Style

Dry > Sweet

OriginSouth Africa

RegionWestern Cape

ColourWhite

ABV12.5%

Bottle75cl

CodeCED625-D

GrapeSauvignon Blanc

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Blaauwklippen Estate Merlot, Stellenbosch, 2024 (Stained Labels)

It has been a while since we had a varietal Merlot in the list but this one made the grade when...

Style

Light > Full

OriginSouth Africa

RegionStellenbosch

ColourRed

ABV14%

Bottle75cl

CodeBLK624-D

GrapeMerlot & Petit Verdot

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Blaauwklippen Estate Chenin Blanc, Stellenbosch, 2025 (Lightly Stained Label)
Jancis Robinson

A fresher, vibrant style of Chenin Blanc from fruit grown in the Helderberg area of...

Style

Dry > Sweet

OriginSouth Africa

RegionStellenbosch

ColourWhite

ABV12.5%

Bottle75cl

CodeBLK125-D

GrapeChenin Blanc

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Francis Blanchet, Pouilly-Fumé, Silice, 2024 (Scratched Label)

From a small block on very flinty soils in the heart of the appellation, this is an intense and...

Style

Dry > Sweet

OriginFrance

RegionLoire

ColourWhite

ABV12.5%

Bottle75cl

CodeBLA224-D

GrapeSauvignon Blanc

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