France

Bordeaux, France. "The Chateau de Pez has a very tight bouquet with blackberry, cassis and a touch of crushed stone... The palate is medium-bodied with crisp tannins, racy acidity, red rather than black fruits (wild strawberry and a touch of raspberry.) Nicely focused towards the finish, perhaps more like Montrose in style in terms of its clarity and poise. This is very fine..."

Cahors, France. 'This is the young fruity wine from the Cèdre estate that also produces some of the most serious wines in Cahors. It is soft, packed with black fruits and with layers of spicy acidity. There is just a touch of tannin, which will make the wine a great barbecue accompaniment this summer...'

Cahors, France. This shows the soft, juicy side of Malbec. No serious tannins here, just red berry fruit and fine acidity. That means it's ready to drink this winter...

Bordeaux, France. "...has a deep bluish purple color and relatively hefty alcohol at 14.5%, but it is not noticeable in this full - bodied, layered, opulent wine, with lots of black raspberry fruit intermixed with some blueberries and crushed rock. These wines have a good 10 - 15 years of potential in a fine cellar..."

Bordeaux, France. "Quite a sweet and supple wine for this appellation with fairly subdued, even juicy tannins, which do (suddenly) appear and give the finish plenty of grip and some bite. Drink or hold..."

Bordeaux, France.  it reveals more evolution and complexity in its large-scaled perfume. The dense purple color is followed by a sweet nose of creosote, asphalt, blueberries, black currants and jammy raspberries, sweet tannins, a savory, fleshy mouthfeel and a stunning finish. This incredibly pure, noble wine was produced from one of the estate's smallest crops...

Graves, Bordeaux, France. Lovely intensity of classic Bordeaux fruit on the nose, cassis, dark cherries and liquorice. The rich round palate is bursting with fresh blackberry and blackcurrant, lovely silky tannins great length..

Provence, France. An extraordinarily good rosé with fine intense aromas of red berries and white wool. The taste is rich and elegant with a fineness and freshness that is first class...

Provence, France. Exquisite strawberry notes on the nose with subtle honeysuckle and blood orange aspects on the palate. Perfect as an aperitif as well as a wonderful accompaniment to Provencal dishes...

Bordeaux, France. Fascinating aromas of crushed berry, plums, sweet tobacco and stones. Full bodied, with chewy and velvety tannins and a long, long finish. This is very structured and rich with a bright and tangy acidity. Needs time to come together, obviously...