Château Carignan Cadillac 2019

£18.75
They might seem a fairly austere, old-fashioned lot, but Bordelais(es) tick with hidden passion. On the outside they seem elegant, carefully presented. Some even say...

Fleur de Thénac Rouge 2016

£16.00
Weirdly Thénac is famous for the Lascaux Caves (faded graffiti of fat horses), truffles (a fungus that is a favourite snack for swine but inexplicably...
The Piastraia Bolgheri is a fantastic whine to come out of Tuscany. This wine is dark ruby in colour and offers an aromatic, fruity and...

Chianti Classico Olinto 2019

£22.50
LL Cool J once told us not to "call it a comeback;" apparently he'd been there for years. Yet, we think that's a shame; a...
Intensely fruity on the nose with aromas of dark cherries, plums, blackberry and a hint of gingerbread spice.A perfect blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and...

Château Gloria Saint Julien 2019

£55.00
Balanced. Firm. Smoky. Heady. Herby. Fruit-forward. Subtle. These are just words. Or are they? What is a word? Can a word ever sum up the...

Lacoste Borie 2016

£39.00
A medium to full bodied blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, Lacoste Borie entices you in with aromas of dark berries, lightly toasted oak and...
The name ‘Demoiselles’, meaning ‘young ladies’, is derived from a time when the Chateau was run by a group of nuns. The nuns tended to...
Henri and Simone Ducourt bought Chateau d'Haures in 1983 and made it their home. Now the main place where their family and friends gather, the...
The historic Chateau Plaisance was acquired by the Ducourt family in 1994. Ever since, they have been producing elegant, harmonious wine with unique character with...

Merlot is a contented, approachable lady, who has a fuller figure and wears it well. An established woman-of-the-world, she can be seen relaxing in California, Chile and elsewhere where she reveals her fruity side. She has a long-term, on-off partner, Cabernet Sauvignon, who can be a little uptight on his own, but they have a special bond and Merlot knows how to handle him.

Cabernet often joins Merlot on her travels, but their relationship seems to blossom particularly well in their homeland, Bordeaux, where Cabernet can wear his red corduroys in comfort and they can catch up with their blend-friends, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec and Carménère.