Though the two Grand Crus Charmes-Chambertin and Mazoyeres-Chambertin are neighbours, many producers only name their wines to be Charmes-Chambertin even though part of their grapes are from Mazoyeres. It is debatable whether the two terroirs have much differences but Dugat Py for one separates the two parcels clearly as Charmes-Chambertin and Mazoyeres-Chambertin. Dugat Py believes Mazoyeres is even a better terroir than Charmes-Chambertin. Likewise, Domaine de la Vougeraie is another example that believes in the Mazoyeres terroir - labelling the wines as “Charmes-Chambertin les Mazoyeres” ("les Mazoyeres" because they only own a tiny 0.74 hectares in Mazoyeres but still find it worthy...

Philipponnat Clos des Goisses is the best kept secret in Champagne – a single vineyard plot which spreads over 5.5 hectares, planted with around 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay. The plot of vineyard has been separated into 16 individual plots with different ages of vines. It is unique compared to any other single vineyard in Champagne as it is south-facing on an extremely steep slope, making the fruits - hence the wines produced - extra fruity and rich in flavour. Dosage is kept low around 4-5g/l to truly reflect this terroir-driven Champagne. With the unique qualities of this Champagne, it has a serious...

The Pernot family hold the second largest area of vines in Puligny-Montrachet after Leflaive, with around 20 hectares of vineyards in Puligny-Montrachet, around 80% is sold to famous negociants such as Joseph Drouhin and they keep the best grapes for their own label. Robert Parker has been one of the admirers of Paul Pernot’s label, "The Domaine Pernot makes some exquisite white wines… However, few people are aware of just how stunning these wines can be." Clive Coates MW is also a fan, highlighting Pernot as "a very good domaine" where the "quality is very high", resulting in "consistent enthusiastic notes of Pernot wines." Just arrived in stock, we are delighted to offer...

We are pleased to share with you an exciting offer of old italian wines that we have sourced from a single source in Verona, Italy who had carefully selected each of these wines into their collection. The selection includes over 1,000 bottles of Italian wines from Piedmont, Tuscany, Capania and Tretino-Alto Adige with vintages going back to 1990. This is a very rare opportunity especially with the bottles being in good condition, and we are offering 5% OFF if you purchase 6 bottles or more from the list* so have a close look at the list and let us know if you find anything of interest. ETA around 8 weeks, check...

A new joiner in Burgundy with strong German perfectionism, Les Horées comes from Catharina Sadde who is German in origin, and her French husband Guilhem. Les Horées was founded in 2019, Catharina Sadde turned herself from a trained chef to a winemaker by studying enology and viticulture in Montpellier and at the University of Geisenheim. After that, she did several internships in Domaine de la Romanee Conti, Joseph Drouhin, Comte Armand, Comte de Vogüe, and Cècile Tremblay, a perfect background that she was able to turn herself into one of the most exciting young winemakers in Burgundy. Nowadays Les Horées owns 1.56ha of vineyards and the...