January doesn’t often present moments like this.
A brief window where wines that normally sit just outside everyday reach, by region, reputation or price, become unexpectedly accessible.
As part of our Unlikely Dry January selection, we’re offering two classic French wines from Burgundy and Bordeaux with a little less commitment than usual.
Think of it less as a departure from Dry January, and more as a recalibration: an opportunity to try something different, cellar something interesting, or revisit a classic region with fresh perspective. The perfect new year’s wine opportunity!
Full details below. Quantities are extremely limited. Shop in-store or online.
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Wines To Expect
Unlikely Bordeaux & Burgundy
94 Points – Greg Sherwood MW
“This is a lovely deep dark black fruited wine loaded with ripe black currants, salty black liquorice, dried violets and seductive notes of incense and scented candles. The palate shows a beautifully defined shape and frame, sleek glassy acids and beautifully polished marble tannins that add ample structural frame to display the tight knit, earthy blue and black berry fruit concentration. Fabulously harmonious and balanced with a perfectly massaged, dry mineral finish. Such impressive density with light touch concentration making for a seriously classy right bank expression.” – Greg Sherwood MW.
Here the wood treatment is more discreet still with its range of rosemary oil, essence of pear and freshly squeezed citrus wisps. There is again an attractive texture to the generous and succulent medium-bodied flavours that possess slightly better depth and persistent on the mildly rustic finale.
