France
France
Picpoul de Pinet Beranger 2022
Regular price £13.95Fresh, zippy and oh so easy drinking throughout the year! A burst of aromatic complexity: notes of citrus fruit (grapefruit, lemon and lime), floral notes (white flowers, linden leaves, hawthorn blossom) together with mineral notes. Elegant and fine wine with a refreshing delicately saline finish.
Country: France
Region: Languedoc
Grapes: Piquepoul
ABV: 12.5%
Pasquiers Sauvignon
Regular price £10.45Aromatic and wonderfully refreshing. A perfect wine to match light seafood dishes or salads.
A wonderful, fresh Sauvignon from Southern France. Lucious, exotic fruit aromas, balanced by clean zingy fruit resulting in a wonderfully aromatic, crisp dry white.
Country: France
Region: Pays d'Oc
ABV: 12%
Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc
Foncalieu Piquepoul Rosé 2022
Regular price £14.95 Sale price £13.95Piquepoul Noir has been grown in Southern France for atleast 200 years, but is now rarely seen. Originally from the Languedoc, it is one of the 13 grapes permitted in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Pale pink colour, light bodied and clean with refreshing acidity, bright rose petal aromas and citrus notes on the finish.
Country: France
Region: Languedoc
Grapes: Piquepoul Noir
ABV: 11.5%
La Vie en Rose 2022
Regular price £11.45Evocatively named and beautifully packaged; the elegant aromatic profile comes from 100% Cinsault grapes grown in the Languedoc. Rose petal pink, fresh raspberry notes on the nose and complex palate with hints of cherry, pomegranate and touch of cassia.
Country: France
Region: Languedoc
Grapes: 100% Cinsault
ABV: 12.5%
Innovation is rare in the wine world, but the innovation of a new category, that of a yearround Rose drinking, is one of the few major changes of drinking habit that has occurred in the recent past. This is a style of wine that will help even the most hardened of sceptics see the wine through rose tinted spectacles!
Les Saison de la Vigne Blanc Sec 2022
Regular price £9.95Zesty, aromatic, tropical and vivacious dry white from the South of France. A new Cellar Door Team favourite for everyday drinking..
Country: France
Region: Cotes de Gasgogne
ABV: 11.5%
Château Pineraie, Cahors Tradition
Regular price £15.95The original home of Malbec - Cahors in France. Argentina is the young upstart trying to take this regions crown!
Intense berry fruit with plum, blackberry and lots of spice. Vanilla and soft oak as well as violets and a potpourri character add complexity, which is balanced by gentle tannins.
Country: France
Region: Cahors
ABV: 14%
Grapes: 85% Malbec, 15% Merlot
Food Match: Roast Spring lamb with rich red wine gravy
Château Milon Cuvée Caprice St Emilion 2021
Regular price £19.95Exceptional value right-bank Bordeaux from the village of St Emilion.
Rich plummy fruit throughout, this is a medium-bodied, food-friendly Bordeaux with an earthy, cocoa-dusted finish.
Country: France
Region: St Emilion
ABV: 13.5%
Grapes: 100% Merlot
Maison de Vigneron Blanc Sec
Regular price £9.25Zingy and refreshing white from Cotes de Gascogne in France.
Plenty of ripe, green fruit aromas and flavours such as lime and crisp apples, with a zingy mouthfeel and a clean finish.
Country: France
Region: Cotes de Gascogne
ABV: 12.5%
Grapes: 75% Colombard, 25% Ugni Blanc.
Colombard produces a light, refreshing, yet simple, white wine with medium body and high acidity. It is the grape used to produce Cognac, though there are many still versions of the wine that feature its easy, crisp array of citrus flavours.
Domaine Besson Chablis 2021
Regular price £23.95With four generations of the same family making fine Chablis wines, you are sure to enjoy an authentic, high quality and delicious wine from this domaine.
Delicate and softly perfumed aromas of citrus tree blossom and fresh cut green apple. Tight, mineral and zippy flavours, with that lovely richness of mouthfeel only found with great quality Chablis.
Country: France
Region: Chablis
ABV: 12.5%
Grapes: Chardonnay
Domaine Besson makes a Chablis style that is a little more accessible than some other domaines. These wines therefore can be enjoyed from an early age, unlike some Chablis where to get the best from the wine it is necessary to cellar the wine to allow it to develop.
Cuvee Jean Paul Rosé
Regular price £9.95A delicious French Rose with all the style and sophistication that characterise French wines.
Vivid pale strawberry pink with aromas of crushed red berries and appealing soft fruity flavours. Dry with plenty of fruit with some crunchy acidity on the finish. This is an easy drinking fresh rosé with real character.
Country: France
Region: Gascony
ABV: 12%
Grapes: 40% Tannat, 30% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc
Vinified from the local Tannat grape variety with some Cabernet Franc and Merlot, harvested fully ripe in October. In the winery the secret of modern rosé vinification is to capture all the delicate aromatics and flavours of red grape varieties but then to cool vinify the pale-coloured juice with all the expertise of white wine vinification.
Jaffelin Pinot Noir Vin De France 2021
Regular price £13.95This wine represents phenomenally good value for money! Soft, red berry fruit and silky tannins, very moreish.
Country: France
Region: Côte Chalonnaise, Burgundy
Grapes: Pinot Noir
ABV: 12.5%
Cremant de Bourgogne Jaffelin NV
Regular price £18.95A pretty pale-yellow gold tints. Floral aromas and a touch of citrus come through on the nose, which develops buttery and brioche-like notes with age. Full and supple on the palate, long finish.
Country: France
Region: Burgundy
Grapes: Chardonnay
ABV: 12%
Domaine Besson Petit Chablis 2022
Regular price £19.95A brilliant Petit Chablis - ripe and untouched by oak. May well become your new go-to wine.
Showing all the characteristics of the terroir, as well as lemony freshness and vivacity, underpinned by light minerality.
Country: France
Region: Chablis
ABV: 12%
Grapes: 100% Chardonnay
Family Story
A boutique French winery, Domaine Besson, is family owned and operated by Camille Besson and her brother Adrien, fourth generation winemakers. The estate has 21 hectares of vines that make wines for four Chablis AOC appellations: Petit Chablis, Chablis, Chablis Premier Cru and Chablis Grand Cru. Adrien is the viticulturalist and vineyard manager while Camille is the winemaker.
Domaine de la Motte Chablis 2022
Regular price £21.95From a warmer vintage, this shows riper yet still mineral fruit with added depth from a small (around 10%) addition of oak-aged wine into the blend. This is very typical of the Motte style and gives richness and balance to the wine. A deliciously precise expression of classic chalky Chablis terroir.
Country: France
Region: Burgundy, Chablis
Grapes: Chardonnay
ABV: 13%
A classic Chablis from vines grown on the famous Kimmeridgian clay.
Jaffelin Crémant de Bourgogne Rosé NV
Regular price £19.25Light, elegant and dry, delicately pink bubbly from Burgundy.
Country: France
Region: Burgundy
Grapes: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier
ABV: 12%
'La Chaussynette' Mas de Boislauzon 2021
Regular price £16.25'Baby Chateauneuf Du Pape' A rich fruity wine that is made easy to drink with smooth tannins and an elegant finish. The harvest is hand-picked, meticulously sorted and 100% destemmed. It’s a traditional vinification with temperature control. No yeast added.
Country: France
Region: Rhone Valley
Grapes: Grenache, Syrah
ABV: 14 %
Organic
Food: It’s enjoyed with grilled meat, cheese, barbecue…
Domaine Lafran-Veyrolles Bandol Rosé Organic
Regular price £23.95A serious Rose with a strong personality.
Beautiful pale salmon colour with an appealing lemon & herb nose followed by flavours of warm southern herbs & rich, rounded fruit. Very much a food wine with a powerful character & a delicious dry finish.
Country: France
Region: Provence
Grapes: 65% Mourvedre, 20% Grenache, 15% Cinsault
ABV: 14%
Organic
Vegan/Vegetarian
Domaine Lafran Veyrolles is an estate with a superb terroir and is widely recognised as one of the top three producers in the appellation. Jean-Marie Castell runs this small, traditional estate with just 10 ha of vines on the famous red clay soil of Bandol. The estate nestles in and is protected by the hills of the Cadière d'Azur and benefits from a maritime climate. The estate works organically and the yields are kept extremely low. Domaine Lafran Veyrolles reds have made it one of the star performers of the appellation … but don’t overlook the rosé wines as they deserve attention too!
Jaffelin Chardonnay Vin De France 2021
Regular price £13.95This wine represents phenomenally good value for money. Ripe stone fruit and toasted oak aromas with concentrated peach and citrus flavours.
Country: France
Region: Côte Chalonnaise, Burgundy
Grapes: Chardonnay
ABV: 12%
Les Doigts d’Or de Dolly Pouilly Fumé
Regular price £24.95This wine presents a lovely light golden colour and a brilliant robe with fresh and rather subtle fruity nose. Thanks to the flinty soil, we notice the particularity of the "pierre à fusil" taste with a hint of minerals. The wine combines freshness and roundness.
Country: France
Region: Loire Valley
Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc
ABV: 12.5
Cave de L'Ormarine Lévre Piquant Picpoul de Pinet
Regular price £12.75Exuberantly fresh on the palate with ripe mango fruit, a slightly salty edge and underlying minerality.
Country: France
Region: Pinet
ABV: 12.5%
Grapes: 100% Picpoul
Cave de l'Ormarine is an award winning Cave producing wines from the tiny Pinet appelation in the Herault. Set up in 1992, bit with a history dating back to 1922 Cave de l'Ormarine has made significant investment in the winery and prides itself on the high standards and traceability of its grapes.
Margaux Chateau La Galiane 2014
Regular price £36.95Velvety smooth, rich, concentrated and supple. Flavours of cassis, bramble and black cherry with a sheen of vanilla from the oak ageing.
Country: France
Region: Margaux
ABV:13.5%
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Charmes de Kirwan Margaux 2019
Regular price £39.95Top class Bordeaux from the iconic village of Margaux the 2nd wine of 3rd growth Chateau Kirwan.
Velvety smooth, rich and supple. Flavours of cassis, bramble and black cherry with a sheen of vanilla from the oak ageing.
Country: France
Region: Margaux
ABV:12.5%
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot
Champagne Deutz Brut NV
Regular price £48.95White flowers, toast, brioche, marzipan and ripe pears on the nose. On the palate, the wine is full and elegant with the freshness of Chardonnay and richness of Pinot Noir. Wonderfully balanced with a fruity finish.
Country: France
Region: Champagne
Grapes: Pinot Noir 1/3 - Pinot Meunier 1/3 - Chardonnay 1/3
ABV: 12%
Chateau Corbin Montagne St Emilion 2018
Regular price £19.95A stand-out example of what high quality Bordeaux should taste like.
Plum, some bitter fruit, clove, cinnamon nose. Spicy up front and smooth, rounded fruit. Drinking well now so no need to lay down for any longer - the work has already been done so enjoy while you can!
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux, Montagne St Emilion
ABV: 13.5%
Grapes: Cabernet Franc, Merlot
Chateau Corbin is one of the oldest estates in St. Emilion, dating all the way back to the 15th century. More recently, bringing Chateau Corbin into the modern era, in 1924, Chateau Corbin was purchased by the Great Grandparents of the current owners, the Cruse family. The beautiful chateau was constructed in the 1800’s. During the late 1990’s, Anabelle Cruse and her sisters purchased the shares of Chateau Corbin from the other family shareholders and took over complete ownership of the estate.
Anyway, more importantly, what does it tate like and is it worth the money? We always bleieve that one of the great things about wine is that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but we're pretty safe in saying that this is a stand-out example of exactly what Bordeaux is supposed to taste like. Extremely smooth and from what is now known as one of the best vintages ever, this is one for thinking up a special occasion just to open it.
Les Saisons de la Vigne Rosé 2022
Regular price £9.95Delicately pink, dry, fresh and fruity. You can't go wrong with this Southern French beauty on a warm summer's day.
Country: France
Region: Vaucluse
Grapes: Grenache, Cinsault
ABV: 13%
Food match
Great with tapas and antipasto, perfect picnic wine