Some slurps enjoyed over the Festive Season:

Château Le Coin 2012, Bordeaux




Merlot 90%, Cabernet Franc 5%, Cabernet Sauvignon 5%

Deep purple red

Ripe plum aromas with notes of tobacco and spoces

Smooth and silky with ripe damson fruit and hints of spicy oak.

14.5% ABV £10 a bottle Gold medal winner: Concours Agricole De Bordeaux



Château D’Anvichar 2012, Côtes de Bordeaux



Merlot 80%, Cabernet Franc 20%

Deep ruby red

Intense blackberry and plum with spiced notes

Lots of cassis and toasty oak with silky tannins and a long finish

13.5% ABV £13 a bottle



Château D’Arche 2010, Haute-Médoc



45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc

Deep purple red

Tightly furled red fruit aromas and hints of liquorice and tobacco

Complex and layered with red and black fruits, minerals and toasty oak

13.5% ABV (drink by 2020)



Le Croix Des Bordeaux 2012, Bordeaux



100% Merlot

Deep plummy red

Ripe, fruity notes of red and black berries; a hint of liquorice

Fruity and ripe, soft and smooth. Good length

12.5% £9.50 a bottle Gold medal winner


Château Les Trois Manoirs 2011, Médoc Cru Bourgeois



50% Merlot and 50% Cabernet Sauvignon

Deep ruby

Aromas of black fruits, liquorice and vanilla oak

Smooth cassis and redcurrant flavours, supple tannins and oak notes

13.5% ABV £18 a bottle