Spring Bordeaux Case
Two bottles of each of these six wines with a discount of 15% on our usual bottle prices: Les Gravières de la Brandille Bordeaux; Les Combes, Lussac-Saint-Emilion; Beauregard Ducasse, Graves; Beauregard Ducasse, Graves, Albert Duran; Vieux... Read More
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Chateau Les Gravieres de la Brandille, Bordeaux Superieur, 2020
Full bottle 1,199 g. 65% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc from St-Médard-de-Guizières. Four-week maceration. Unoaked."Firm, shaded garnet. Nice lifted leafiness on a ripe-fruited palate. Bone-dry finish. Just the job for classicists seeking a bargain. And already a pleasure to drink. VGV 16.5/20, Drink 2023-2028", Jancis Robinson MW, jancisrobinson.com, 8th November 2025
Frédéric Borderie's principal wine, 65% Merlot with 20% Cabernet...
ColourRed
RegionBordeaux
GrowerFrederic Borderie
Grape VarietyMerlot, Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Franc
Vintage2020
ABV14%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
CodeGRC120
Frederic Borderie, Chateaux Les Combes and Les Gravieres de la Brandille, Bordeaux, France
Frederic Borderie, in his late 30s, is one of our stars, making delicious, perfumed whites and a range of reds which he fairly views as the equals - both in quality and longevity - of more expensive wines from grander appellations.
Modestly he ascribes their success to his vineyards being on gravelly river terraces of the Isle river, an underrated terroir with some similarities to the...
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Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Francis a parent of Cabernet Sauvignon.
A cross of it with Sauvignon Blanc resulted in Cabernet Sauvignon. Cabernet Franc tends to be softer and has less tannins than Cabernet Sauvignon, although the two can be difficult to distinguish. Many of the red wines of the Loire are primarily Cabernet Franc.
Origins ...
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Jancis Robinson
We get super excited when Jancis Robinson (or one of her team) write about our wine!
Voted the world's most influential wine critic in polls in the US, France and internationally in 2018, Jancis views herself as a wine writer rather than a wine critic.
She writes daily for JancisRobinson.com and weekly for the Financial Times. She is founder-editor of The Oxford Companion...
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Chateau Les Combes, Lussac-Saint-Emilion, 2020
100% unoaked Merlot from a single vineyard with thin soils over limestone located at one of the highest points in the appellation. A long term SVS favourites from grower Frédéric Borderie, it has fresh blackberry and plum fruit and there is a stony note on the finish. Fine tannins give structure and support the fruit. Balanced and refined, this is a smart claret for all occasions. Now-2027
ColourRed
RegionBordeaux
GrowerFrederic Borderie
Grape VarietyMerlot
Vintage2020
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
CodeGRC420
Frederic Borderie, Chateaux Les Combes and Les Gravieres de la Brandille, Bordeaux, France
Frederic Borderie, in his late 30s, is one of our stars, making delicious, perfumed whites and a range of reds which he fairly views as the equals - both in quality and longevity - of more expensive wines from grander appellations.
Modestly he ascribes their success to his vineyards being on gravelly river terraces of the Isle river, an underrated terroir with some similarities to the...
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Merlot
Origins
- Bordeaux region. Known by 18thC
- Now much more widely planted in Bordeaux than Cabernet Sauvignon
Characteristics
- Productive - high yielding …but early budding, so vulnerable to frost (e.g. 1956)
- In comparison to Cabernet Sauvignon: higher sugars and appealing...
Chateau Beauregard Ducasse, Graves, 2022
From the far south of the Graves near Langon, a splendidly suave and traditional Bordeaux, now being run by son Albert with help from his father and uncle. 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon; and about 20% in barrels. Now-2029
ColourRed
RegionBordeaux
Sub RegionGraves
GrowerBeauregard Ducasse
Grape VarietyMerlot & Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage2022
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeBDU822
Château Beauregard Ducasse
Graves
Jacques Perromat’s sixth generation family estate lies at Mazères near Langon at the southern end of the Graves, with about 50 hectares of gravelly vineyards on limestone sub-soils hacked out of the surrounding forest from 1850.
This is as far removed - and not just in distance - from the grand estates of the Haut-Médoc as possible: here the...
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Cabernet Sauvignon
The most prestigious red grape?
Origins
- Bordeaux region, as a natural cross of Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc (established 1997 by DNA analysis)
- Was known as Vidure or Petit-Vidure
- Spread throughout left bank of Bordeaux, supplanting white grapes
Characteristics
- Fairly easy to grow: hardy, buds...
Château Beauregard Ducasse, Cuvée Albert Duran, Graves, 2020
"Deep garnet. Fragrant with both fresh fruit - cassis and blueberry - and the very beginning of tertiary notes of bottle age, a sort of woodsy note (not oaky). A hint of lead pencils. A point somewhere between floral and lead pencil. Very smooth, slightly thick tannins, almost leathery, gently chewy and all in balance. The alcohol is on the high side but not intrusive. I’d definitely prefer to drink this slightly cool (but not chilled). Still has lots of youthful fruit but you could...
ColourRed
RegionBordeaux
Sub RegionGraves
GrowerChâteau Beauregard Ducasse
Grape VarietyMerlot, Cabernet Sauvignon & Petit Verdot
Vintage2020
ABV14%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
CodeBDU620
Château Beauregard Ducasse
Graves
Jacques Perromat’s sixth generation family estate lies at Mazères near Langon at the southern end of the Graves, with about 50 hectares of gravelly vineyards on limestone sub-soils hacked out of the surrounding forest from 1850.
This is as far removed - and not just in distance - from the grand estates of the Haut-Médoc as possible: here the...
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Cabernet Sauvignon
The most prestigious red grape?
Origins
- Bordeaux region, as a natural cross of Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc (established 1997 by DNA analysis)
- Was known as Vidure or Petit-Vidure
- Spread throughout left bank of Bordeaux, supplanting white grapes
Characteristics
- Fairly easy to grow: hardy, buds...
Jancis Robinson
We get super excited when Jancis Robinson (or one of her team) write about our wine!
Voted the world's most influential wine critic in polls in the US, France and internationally in 2018, Jancis views herself as a wine writer rather than a wine critic.
She writes daily for JancisRobinson.com and weekly for the Financial Times. She is founder-editor of The Oxford Companion...
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Vieux Chantecaille, Saint-Emilion 2022
80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, into 50% new oak. Mickael Moze-Berthon has only 1¼ hectares of land within the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru boundary, just across the road from the famed Pomerol property of Le Bon Pasteur, but as his cellar is outside the limits of the St Emilion Grand Cru appellation he can only sell it as Saint-Emilion – so he is delivering wine from a Grand Cru terroir at a modest price.
"Plush and fruit-forward. Medium-bodied with velvety tannins. Some...
ColourRed
RegionBordeaux
Sub RegionSt Emilion
GrowerVieux Chantecaille
Grape VarietyMerlot & Cabernet Franc
Vintage2022
ABV15%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
CodeVCH122
Mickael Moze-Berthon: Rocher-Gardat, Vieux Chantecaille and Gouprie, Bordeaux, France
Mickael Moze-Berthon makes wonderful wines, densely fruited and well-oaked, from no less than four estates, assembled over seven generations of family growers. His principal wine, is his Rocher-Gardat Montagne Saint-Emilion, from 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc grown on his seven hectares of vines on thinly-soiled, argilo-calcaire slopes. We sold many cases of his splendid 2010 and 2012...
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Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Francis a parent of Cabernet Sauvignon.
A cross of it with Sauvignon Blanc resulted in Cabernet Sauvignon. Cabernet Franc tends to be softer and has less tannins than Cabernet Sauvignon, although the two can be difficult to distinguish. Many of the red wines of the Loire are primarily Cabernet Franc.
Origins ...
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Chateau de la Greniere, Lussac St Emilion, Cuvee de la Chartreuse, 2019
"Full bottle 1,407 g. Certified sustainable (HVE). 40% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Cabernet Franc. Aged in 40% new oak, 40% first refill and 20% third use. Classic bordeaux profile (yes, blackcurrant; yes, cigar). Refined, ripe dark fruit with gravitas; sylvan tannins; birch and box leaf. Lovely mid-palate succulence. Gentile. 16.5/20, 2024-2028", Tamlyn Currin, jancisrobinson.com, 20th December 2024"
40% Merlot with 30% of each of Cabernets Sauvignon and...
ColourRed
RegionBordeaux
Sub RegionLussac Saint-Emilion
Grape VarietyMerlot, Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Franc
Vintage2019
ABV14%
Bottle75
CodeGRN119
Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Francis a parent of Cabernet Sauvignon.
A cross of it with Sauvignon Blanc resulted in Cabernet Sauvignon. Cabernet Franc tends to be softer and has less tannins than Cabernet Sauvignon, although the two can be difficult to distinguish. Many of the red wines of the Loire are primarily Cabernet Franc.
Origins ...
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Jancis Robinson
We get super excited when Jancis Robinson (or one of her team) write about our wine!
Voted the world's most influential wine critic in polls in the US, France and internationally in 2018, Jancis views herself as a wine writer rather than a wine critic.
She writes daily for JancisRobinson.com and weekly for the Financial Times. She is founder-editor of The Oxford Companion...
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Spring Bordeaux Case
Two bottles of each of these six wines with a discount of 15% on our usual bottle prices: Les Gravières de la Brandille Bordeaux; Les Combes, Lussac-Saint-Emilion; Beauregard Ducasse, Graves; Beauregard Ducasse, Graves, Albert Duran; Vieux Chantecaille, St.-Emilion; Grenière, Lussac Saint-Emilion, Chartreuse.
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