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To cut to the chase, 2022 has delivered a wonderful set of wines at every level and style here. They are incisive, driven, mineral and long, and they are certainly more layered and complex than their 2021 counterparts at the same stage...

“Un peu bénie des Dieux” is the phrase one Sancerre grower used to describe Sancerre’s 2022 vintage. A little bit blessed by the gods. Even by the standards of this iconic grower—whose family have been working the soils of Chavignol...

The intriguing, tiny, shire-like appellation of the Côtes du Forez is one of France’s hidden gems. Although it is technically part of the Loire department, we tend to associate it more closely with Beaujolais. Firstly, this is a question of geography...

They say time flies when you are having fun. The 2023 vintage marks Babo’s 15th year crafting its delicious range of great-value Italian vino. And while the range has grown in tandem with quality over the years, Justin Bubb’s pricing remains rooted in the noughties...

Today, we offer just our second allocation of wines from this impressive chalonnais grower. To recap, Nathalie Theulot inherited the family estate directly from her grandmother in 1987 and, with the support of her husband, Jean-Claude...

The 2023 vintage proved another excellent season for Luke Lambert and Rosalind Hall. Much like the preceding two years, La Niña’s cool theme has translated to elegant, aromatic and vibrant wines with immediate charm. “They’re perfumed with great acidity and structure and...

It’s been a while since we could offer a parcel of wine from arguably Champagne’s greatest grower (read greatest producer!) to our entire database. This year, on the back of Francis Egly’s recent visit to our market, we were able to negotiate a little more volume...

The newest Gin from this progressive Kyneton distillery is Animus’s riff on a London Dry Gin. Compared to their overproof core range of Gins, Octet lands at a more traditional 40% abv and is heavily pitched with juniper...

In this issue, Dan Keeling reports on a 25-vintage vertical of Romanée-Conti, organised by the domaine to mark the reprint of Richard Olney’s seminal book Romanée-Conti: The World’s Most Fabled Wine. “As all wine lovers can attest, the last glass is often the best...

“The quality of the Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs on offer here are exceptional,” wrote Campbell Mattinson in Halliday’s Top 100 Wineries published last month. “Garagiste is a seriously good wine producer and, even better, deems value to be of high importance too.” Hear, hear...

How do you follow a wine described by Erin Larkin as “one of Australia’s greatest rosés”; by Huon Hooke as “a super-serious rosé of character and intent”, and by Decanter as a rosé of “complexity and restraint”...

A small but beautiful release from a domaine now widely considered among Burgundy’s elite. Despite the season’s challenges, 2021 is a year of terrific purity and transparency for Marc and Alexandre Bachelet...