Bordeaux Region Report

Cotes de Castillon, Bordeaux

2005 Château Pradot, Côtes de Castillon

Vintage & Background
2005 was an excellent vintage across Bordeaux, and in Côtes de Castillon it offered both ripeness and freshness. The vineyards here benefit from soils like clay and limestone, and the influence of neighbouring Saint-Émilion in style—rich Merlot and Cabernet Franc blends with structure and capacity to age.

Appearance & Nose
In the glass, this wine shows a deep ruby-garnet hue. Aromas include ripe dark fruits—blackberry, plum—along with hints of cherry and ripe red berries. Secondary notes of cedar, earth, perhaps a touch of tobacco or leather emerge with aeration, and there's an undercurrent of spice, oak, and a whisper of graphite or mineral detail. …
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Price: £39.95
Stock: 6 in Stock

Deuxieme Cru Classe- Barsac
Half Bottle

The 2004 Doisy-Daene has a straightforward gooseberry and white flower-scented nose. The palate has an appealing, caressing entry of tangerine, apricot and marmalade.

Château Doisy-Daëne stands as an esteemed wine estate nestled in the Barsac appellation of Bordeaux, France, renowned for crafting exquisite sweet wines. With a history tracing back to the 19th century, this estate, classified as a Second Growth (Deuxième Cru) in the 1855 Bordeaux Classification, boasts a prime location and a terroir characterized by clay and limestone soils conducive to the development of noble rot. The vineyard spans approximately 18 hectares, predominantly planted with Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, and Muscadelle. …
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Price: £34.95
Stock: 2 in Stock

Pauillac 5th Growth Classification

This elegant 2004 Château Haut-Batailley, 5ème Grand Cru Classé from Pauillac, comes from one of the Médoc’s most reliable and classically styled estates. The 2004 vintage produced wines of freshness and balance, with Haut-Batailley offering a refined, approachable Pauillac that has developed beautifully with nearly two decades of ageing.


Tasting Notes
Deep ruby with slight garnet hues, the 2004 Haut-Batailley reveals a bouquet of cassis, black cherry, cedar, and tobacco leaf, complemented by subtle earthy notes and pencil shavings typical of Pauillac. On the palate, it shows medium body with fine tannins, bright acidity, and flavours of blackcurrant, dried herbs, and spice. …
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Price: £59.95
Stock: 11 in Stock

Haut Medoc, 3rd Growth Classification

An outstanding 2004 bordeaux wine from Chateau La Lagune.
"The 2004 and offerings from La Lagune are the finest back-to-back vintages they have produced in over fifteen years. Kudos to the Frey family, who also purchased the Rhone Valley flagship firm of Paul Jaboulet-Aine in 2005. Their daughter, Caroline Frey, is the oenologist at La Lagune. The sexy, up-front, evolved 2004 La Lagune exhibits a dark ruby/purple hue as well as big nose of cedar, spice box, black cherry jam, licorice, and smoke. Savory, broad, ripe, and low in acidity, it is a total hedonistic and intellectual turn-on.
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Price: £59.95
Stock: 1 in Stock

St Julien 2eme Cru Classe

Château Léoville Barton’s 2004 vintage is a classic representation of Saint-Julien’s refined and structured wines. This vintage was marked by a cooler growing season, resulting in a wine that leans towards elegance and balance rather than sheer power. Now, with over two decades of aging, it has developed a layered complexity, offering a sophisticated drinking experience.

On the nose, the 2004 Léoville Barton presents an array of aromas, including truffle, sweet tobacco, burnt caramel, and cedar, with subtle hints of dark berries still lingering. As the wine opens up, secondary and tertiary characteristics emerge, revealing earthy notes of forest floor, leather, and a touch of graphite. …
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Price: £89.95
Stock: 1 in Stock

Pauillac 5me Cru Classe
*** 92 Points Robert Parker ***
Half Bottle 37.5cl

An outstanding 2004 vintage Bordeaux wine from Chateau Lynch-Bages.

Ex-cellar bottle tasted blind at the Lynch Bages vertical. This has a noticeably clear, deep garnet colour. The nose is very clean and correct although it lacks a little complexity and flair: straightforward black fruits, cedar and pencil shavings. The medium-bodied palate shows a little hardness at first, but softens with aeration and soon adopts a more succulent texture with ripe black cherries, Doris plum and bilberry. Certainly this is a well balanced Pauillac packed full of ripe tannins with a crisp poised finish of black plum, cedar and cassis. …
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Price: £69.95
Stock: 19 in Stock

Saint Emillion Grand Cru, Bordeaux

The 2004 Fleur Cardinale is a gorgeous deep, rich wine, pure maroon colour. Rather shy nose to start that takes some coaxing and then aromas of red plum, boysenberry, cassis, fennel seed, cedar and suede unfurl. Lovely nose! Full bodied, dry and still surprisingly tannic on the palate, but good fruit extract and pitched acidity. The flavours are all deep red and black fruits, lots of black plum, a bit of bramble, charred oak, sous bois and chalk. Very smooth and nicely integrated. Finishes long, juicy and with lingering fruit. No where near past its prime. Drinking beautifully right now! (Cellar Tracker Review - 2021). …
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Price: £59.95
Stock: 5 in Stock

Reserve Nicolas
Saint Emilion

Grand vins de Bordeaux
Deep garnet in colour with aromas of ripe blackberries, dried figs, and mocha. The palate is full-bodied and opulent, offering soft tannins, notes of plum compote, toasted oak, and a hint of spice. Rich and warm, with a lingering finish—drinking well now.










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Price: £34.95
Stock: 2 in Stock

Sauternes

The 2003 Château de Fargues is a remarkable wine from the Sauternes appellation in Bordeaux, France. Château de Fargues, owned by the Lur-Saluces family (former proprietors of Château d’Yquem), is renowned for producing exceptional sweet wines that are both opulent and long-lived. The 2003 vintage stands out for its intensity and concentration, thanks to the extreme heat that marked this year.

Wine Overview
The 2003 Château de Fargues is crafted primarily from:

Sémillon: Contributing richness, depth, and honeyed complexity.
Sauvignon Blanc: Adding freshness, aromatic lift, and vibrant acidity. …
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Price: £69.95
Stock: 3 in Stock

Haut-Medoc

Château Doyac 2003 is a fine example of a well-made Haut-Médoc from one of the most distinctive vintages in recent Bordeaux history. The 2003 growing season was marked by an intense summer heatwave, which brought early ripening and concentrated fruit across the region. At Château Doyac, this resulted in a wine that combines ripe, generous fruit with the classic structure and elegance of the Left Bank, making it both approachable in its maturity and still capable of providing a satisfying, layered drinking experience.

In the glass, it reveals a deep ruby core with garnet reflections, showing the graceful evolution of two decades in bottle. …
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Price: £45.00
Stock: 5 in Stock

Pauillac 1er Grand Cru Classe
100 Points
Excellent provenance

The 2003 Lafite Rothschild comes as close to perfection as any of the great Lafites made over the past three decades (1982, 1986, 1996, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010). This sensational effort came in at 12.7% natural alcohol, it is made in the style of one of this estates great classics, the 1959. Composed of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, it exhibits a dense ruby/purple color to the rim along with a luxurious bouquet of cedarwood, lead pencil shaving, white chocolate, cocoa and cassis. Fat, rich, opulent and full-bodied with low acidity and stunning seductiveness and complexity, this noble wine possesses a bountiful, generous, heady style. …
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Price: £1,095.00
Stock: 2 in Stock

St Julien 3eme Cru Classe, Bordeaux

This powerful 2003 Château Lagrange, 3ème Grand Cru Classé from Saint-Julien, reflects both the heat of the vintage and the estate’s dedication to balance and refinement. The famously hot summer of 2003 produced concentrated, ripe Bordeaux, and Lagrange delivered a structured, richly fruited wine that has matured into a supple and generous Saint-Julien with classic Left Bank character.


Tasting Notes
Deep garnet in colour, the 2003 Lagrange opens with aromas of blackberries, cassis, cedar, and sweet spice, layered with hints of tobacco and dark chocolate. On the palate, it is full-bodied with ripe, rounded tannins and a core of blackcurrant, plum, and mocha. …
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Price: £59.95
Stock: 12 in Stock

Margaux, 4th Growth Classification

​Château Prieuré-Lichine's 2003 vintage from the Margaux appellation reflects the unique characteristics of that year's growing season. The wine presents a deep, dark ruby color, nearing opacity. On the nose, it offers aromas of ripe, raisined fruit, licorice, sweet spice, baked earth, and subtle herbaceous notes reminiscent of garrigue and mint. ​

On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied with soft, round textures. Flavors of blackberries, plums, and cherries are complemented by hints of tobacco, earth, and vanilla. The tannins are fine, and the wine maintains fresh acidity, leading to a finish that includes a slight meaty note. …
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Price: £69.95
Stock: 1 in Stock

Pauillac, 5th Growth Classification

Batailley is a favourite chateau of ours, producing classic claret that almost always rewards patience. Stern and unloveable in their youth, with age these wines eventually blossom into a mellow aromatically complex maturity. Just don't drink them too early!

"The ’02 Batailley has a surprisingly deep colour. The nose displays good intensity and lift with blackberry, briary, sous-bois and a touch of bay leaf, all with fine delineation if lacking some vigour. With time in the glass, there are more tar and cedar-wood aromas emerging. The palate is medium-bodied but with a sinewy entry, rounded tannins, with notes of blackberry, cedar, pencil shavings and a touch of plum. …
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Price: £48.95
Stock: 3 in Stock

Margaux 2me cru Classe

The 2002 Château Brane-Cantenac from Margaux is a solid example of the elegance and finesse that characterizes wines from this Left Bank estate, even in a challenging vintage. The 2002 vintage in Bordeaux was marked by unpredictable weather, with a rainy summer and a warm, dry September that allowed grapes to ripen adequately, though it was a year requiring skillful winemaking to produce wines of quality.

In the glass, this Brane-Cantenac reveals a medium ruby color with slight garnet edges, indicative of its age. The nose opens with aromas of blackcurrant, plum, and cherry, followed by subtle hints of cedar, tobacco, and earthy undertones that add complexity. …
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Price: £59.95
Stock: 4 in Stock

Sauternes

The 2002 Château de Fargues is a sweet wine from the prestigious Sauternes appellation in Bordeaux, France. Known as the "other Yquem" due to its shared ownership by the Lur-Saluces family, Château de Fargues consistently produces exceptional and age-worthy wines, even in challenging vintages like 2002.

Wine Overview
Château de Fargues specializes in Sauternes wines made primarily from:

Sémillon: Providing richness, honeyed notes, and structure.
Sauvignon Blanc: Adding aromatic freshness and vibrant acidity.
Vintage Characteristics
The 2002 vintage in Sauternes was challenging, with heavy rains during the growing season. …
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Price: £79.95
Stock: 1 in Stock

Margaux, 4th Growth Classification, Bordeaux

A 2001 vintage Bordeaux Wine produced by Chateau Marquis de Terme. A very tannic, structured wine with an opaque purple colour and a sweet creme de cassis nose intermixed with damp earth, vanilla, and liquorice, this relatively massive wine has mouth-searing levels of tannin, medium body, and a very backward style that will require considerable patience from its buyers.

Château Marquis de Terme stands as a venerable emblem of the Margaux appellation within Bordeaux, France. Rooted in a storied history tracing back to the 12th century, this esteemed estate has evolved into a paragon of fine winemaking. …
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Price: £49.95
Stock: 18 in Stock

Pauillac 1er Grand Cru Classe

"Lifted blackberry, autumn leaf, cedar and a touch of fresh tobacco, the mintiness enhanced by continued aeration. The palate is very tight and slightly pinched at the moment, the tannins a little harder and less fine than Lafite, the finish slightly chalky and foursquare in texture. Personally, I prefer the 2002 to the previous year, but it is still a decent, mid-weight Pauillac that would show better with cuisine. Drink 2013-2025. Tasted November 2010." Neil Martin Wine Journal

92 points (WJ)

Château Mouton Rothschild, nestled in the Pauillac appellation of Bordeaux, France, is among the most esteemed wine estates globally, celebrated for its rich history and exceptional red wines. …
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Price: £625.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

St Julien, 4me Cru Classe

** 90 Points Neil Martin **
Reviews
"This may be the largest vineyard in the Medoc, with nearly 300 acres under vine. There was a period in the nineties where Talbot seemed to be a bit off form, but quality over recent vintages has displayed considerable promise. This estate is capable of producing very special wines, as anyone who has tasted their 1986 or 1982 can easily attest. The 2001, which represents only 50% of the production, is a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, and 5% Cabernet Franc. A dense saturated ruby/purple color is followed by notes of smoked herbs, licorice, cedar, incense, plums, and black currants. …
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Price: £99.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

3ème Cru Classé Saint Estèphe

One of Medoc's underrated chateau, which has made exceptional wines. Now perfect to drink with lovely dark fruit still, yet developing sweet oaky intensity.

Château Calon-Ségur, located in the esteemed Saint-Estèphe appellation of Bordeaux, France, is a historic estate renowned for its exceptional wines and storied heritage. With roots dating back to the 12th century, this illustrious property has been meticulously maintained, blending tradition with modern innovation. The vineyards, planted on gravelly soils with clay subsoil, predominantly feature Cabernet Sauvignon, with Merlot and Cabernet Franc, producing grapes of outstanding quality and character. …
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Price: £149.00
Stock: 8 in Stock

Haut Medoc

Good colour, great legs and nose. Quite nice when opened. Perhaps a trace of liquorice and a hint of 'medicinal' character but these initial characteristics soon faded. After 3-4 hours - quite rich and aromatic with good cherry fruit and a touch of maraschino at the end. Tannins have integrated completely. Excellent with roast sirloin. Cellar Tracker Review

Château Cissac is a prestigious wine estate situated in the Haut-Médoc appellation of Bordeaux, France. Encompassing around 50 hectares of vineyards, the estate features gravelly soils ideal for growing Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Petit Verdot. …
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Price: £54.95
Stock: 12 in Stock

St Julien, Bordeaux

The 2000 Chateau Gloria is generous and well-structured, these intense, complex wines are typical of the Saint Julien appellation. The result of traditional vinification, they have a strong, rich colour. On the palate, they are expressive, rounded and supple. They should be kept for a few years to express their full potential.

Château Gloria stands as a beacon of innovation and excellence in the esteemed Saint-Julien appellation of Bordeaux, France. Founded by Henri Martin in the mid-20th century, this estate has earned widespread acclaim for its distinctive approach to winemaking and commitment to quality. …
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Price: £89.95
Stock: 3 in Stock

Cotes De Duras, Sweet Wine
Half Bottle

The Cote De Duras is a wine making area just to the East of the much more famous Bordeaux region. The climate, common grape varieties and techniques of wine making are very similar to Bordeaux, often giving very similar wines but at better value, and this wine is no exception.
Expect aroma of candied fruit and honey. This is made in a dessert wine using the sweetest grapes from the crop that have been harvested at regular intervals.
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Price: £38.95
Stock: 4 in Stock

Grand Cru Classe St Emilion, Bordeaux
** 92 Points- RobertParker.com **

Canon La Gaffeliere’s is an outstanding 1999 vintage Bordeaux wine. Robert Parker – 92
The opaque purple-colored 1999 is a strong effort for this vintage. It displays a sweet nose of pain grille, smoke, meats, graphite, blackberry, and cassis liqueur. The wine is full-bodied, deep, powerful, and rich, with sweet tannin and low acidity. This is a blockbuster effort for a delicate vintage such as 1999. [30/04/2002]

Vinous – 90
Good medium ruby. Aromas of plum, currant, game and leather. Silky-sweet and aromatic in the mouth, with lovely vinosity to frame the expressive flavors of roasted plum, currant, black cherry, minerals and dark chocolate. …
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Price: £129.00
Stock: 3 in Stock

St Estephe, 2nd Growth Classification, Bordeaux

This has a ripe strawberry, blackberry almost floral nose although there is a slight ephemeral quality to it. Lacks the dimension of say the ’90 or the ’00. Traits of raspberry, scorched earth and a touch of cedar/mint emerging with time in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied, good acidity, quite rounded and harmonious.

Château Cos d'Estournel is a prestigious wine estate located in the Saint-Estèphe appellation of Bordeaux, France. Established in the early 19th century by Louis-Gaspard d'Estournel, the estate is renowned for its grand architectural style, including the iconic pagodas that distinguish its winery. …
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Price: £189.00
Stock: 3 in Stock