100% Pinot noir from the Sancerre appelation of the Loire Valley. Pale salmon pink in colour with a delicate nose of fresh berries. On the palate the wine is dry, smooth and elegant, with layers of herbal notes, berry fruits and strawberries and a clean, crisp finish. The ideal aperitif, or as an accompaniment with tuna, salmon, pork dishes and poultry.

£165 worth of wine for £120! All our favourites, in one collection, at a bargain price! What more could you ask for except sunshine?! Includes wines from Provence, Mediteranée, Languedoc, Terra Alta and the Loire.

This tiny 6.5 hectare domaine in the Loire was started by Emile Balland in 1999. The Ballands have been making wines in the Loire since 1650 and his father was instrumental in achieving recognition for the young AOC Coteaux du Giennois in the 1980s. La Louisonne is a fruity and dry Sancerre red, 100% Pinot noir. Cool and fresh, and full of summer berries and faintly earthy notes. Ripe, smooth tannins, that give just enough grip on the palate, leading to a mouthwatering finish.

What the critics say...

“Thierry Pillot is one of the best young white winemakers in Burgundy right now… Buy these wines before Monsieur Pillot becomes the next Burgundian superstar.” Tim Atkin MW

“Domaine Paul Pillot is one of those producers making whites with a real gleam, a luminous clarity. I taste hundreds of wines in Burgundy week, and have to scramble through my notes to check in with my views on many of them, but with Domaine Pillot I remember where the table was in the room, and where I was standing as the wine hit my tastebuds.” Victoria Moore, The Telegraph

What we say...

Outstanding; delivers way above it 'Bourgogne' label. A fresh and distinctly cool nose features notes of apple, pear and a whiff of citrus. There is excellent mid-palate density to the round, succulent and delicious flavors that terminate in an agreeably dry and crisp finish where a hint of bitter lemon arises.

The young Thierry Pillot is turning this domaine into one of the greats of Chassagne. His skill and enthusiasm coupled with truly fabulous vineyard holdings (which include Caillerets, La Romanee and Grande Ruchottes) make a formidable combination. Thierry favours wines of tension and transparency; he achieves this through not picking too late and reducing the influence of oak in the ageing process. The wines are rarely matured in more than 20% new oak and he uses a mixture of barrique and larger demi-muis barrels.

Pale salmon colour with lively aromas of freshly picked red berries and pomelo. Supple, fresh & round on the palate; great vivacity yet delicate, with a breadth of red berry and orchard fruit flavours. Made with certified organic grapes. Quite delicious. Comprised of 35% Grenache, 30% Syrah, 10% Rolle (Vermentino), 10% Mourvèdre, 10% Cinsault, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon

Château Les Haut Conseillants is the dream of a tenacious man. In 1973, Leopold Figeac decided to restore the four hectares estate in Lalande de Pomerol. Later he purchased another six hectares with his daughter and son in law. All his efforts have been justified since the Château is now well regarded in the appellation and is still run by his grandson Jean Baptiste Bourotte.

Plenty of quite dark, plummy fruit character, even a hint of liquorice and clove, but a good weight of succulent fruit and a hint of toasty oak on the finish. From a stellar vintage; plenty of ageing potential here for those who can wait. And immediate pleasure for those who can't!