This is a model cool-climate Aussie Shiraz with more perfume and bright fruit than an ocean liner of Crozes-Hermitage and more silkiness and allure than a battleship of red Burgundy. The wines from Mornington tend to tread an invisible line between the Rhône and Burgundy, whether they are made from Shiraz or Pinot Noir. Scorpo, […]

2020 Schiava Sonntaler, Kellerei Kurtatsch, Alto Adige Light-bodied and pale with a very gentle and elegant astringency. Victoria Moore in The Telegraph, 10th Sept 2022

2019 Chianti Colli Senesi, Campriano I am mightily fussy about Chianti, which I like fresh and fragrant. This is beauty: all bright red cherries and dusty church. Victoria Moore in The Telegraph, 28th Aug 2022 Available in magnums:

2019 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Domaine Font de Courtedune Lovely sense of finesse on the nose, very pure, great fruit. Plum and strawberry with a noticeable spicy kick to the aromatics. Rounded but with no excess weight or heaviness, and smooth in tannin. The alcohol is certainly present, but it’s not overly full-bodied, and the finish is long. […]

2020 Chablis, Domaine Daniel Dampt Gloriously pristine Chablis that’s made mostly from the fruit of 40-45 year old vines and which also comes in half bottles at £10.45 each. Victoria Moore in The Telegraph, 5th Aug 2022 Other vintages by Domaine Daniel Dampt

Fully mature claret at fifteen quid – has the world gone mad? Created from the excellent 2015 Right Bank vintage from grapes grown on clay-limestone soils, this red-fruited, silky-smooth stunner even includes some lusty, well-balanced oak details, which heighten its class and allure. HH&C is renowned for its claret collection and Belle Coline is a […]

This is a new discovery for me, and I love the delicacy and restraint on display. This organic wine is grown on the limestone terroir of La Livinière with a beautiful pale colour. Smooth Charentais melon and rhubarb stalk tones titillate the palate, and the delivery of perfume and flavour is stunningly restrained. Light in […]

The racy Picpoul grape has enjoyed somewhat of a renaissance in the last few years, however, many examples are skinny and undernourished. Racine is an elite example of a wine with an uncommon breadth of green apple flavour and length of citrus tangy. It is ideal paired with oysters and all shellfish. In fact, it […]

2021 Domaine Pique Roque Rosé, Côtes de Provence Textbook stuff and excellent for the price, this pale-pink wine is from a winery close to La Mascaronne. Victoria Moore in The Telegraph, 16th July 2022

Champagne Henriet Bazin Blanc de Blancs, Premier Cru NV Not the tightest texture – in fact rather loose – but you can really enjoy the heart and soul in this wine. And the dosage is about right. I would happily go to a long reception where this was served. Need I say more? GV 12% […]

2020 Muscadet Sèvre & Maine Sur Lie, Domaine de la Chauvinière If you like dry whites with a salty, marine smell, forget picpoul and buy (better value) muscadet. This is a real treasure from a family domaine. 2020 Nero d`Avola, Rupe Secca, Sicilia Here’s another one that’s good drunk chilled, this time a more generous […]

Light and bright as a cherry swinging from a star. Divinely pure. on , 13th Mar 2022

A blend of 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Chardonnay, this spent five years on its lees, giving a full, intense and finely structured vintage Champagne with biscuity richness and youthful dryness. Could be cellared for 6 or 7 years. Joanna Simon in www.joannasimon.com, 9th Dec 2021

While prices for white Burgundy climb as every year passes and allocations seemingly shrink at an alarming rate, it is so life-affirming to find a hugely impressive Chardonnay from a fabulous Domaine, and it is priced so keenly I nearly dropped my glass when I tasted it. I was cruising through a line-up of posh […]