91 Points - Wine Enthusiast. A rare chance to buy a mature Saint Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classé for an affordable price. Neighbouring Château Beau-Séjour Bécot, Château Beauséjour Duffau-Lagarosse belongs to the elite of the Saint Emilion appellation. A Saint Emilion premier grand cru classé, this château produces perfectly balanced, elegant wines of consistent high quality. With magnificent aromas of black fruit and truffles and flavours of plums, cherries, earth and savoury oak and drying mi

A small Margaux estate with a loyal following, Château Mille Roses continues to impress. The 2020 is a finely tuned blend led by Cabernet Sauvignon, offering blackcurrant, violet and cedar on the nose, with a supple, medium-bodied palate and silky tannins. Classic Margaux charm with a modern edge. Vivino Rating: 4.3 (May 2025) Blend: 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot Taste Bright and expressive, the Mille Roses Margaux opens with aromas of blackcurrant, wild berries, and a hint of violet. The p

Holden Manz Elysium 2018 is a rare co-fermented blend of Merlot and Syrah from Franschhoek’s cooler slopes. Plush, spicy, and finely textured, it balances dark fruit with savoury depth. A bold yet elegant wine that rethinks tradition with style, showing how well Franschhoek handles innovation in the right hands. Vivino Rating 4.6 (March 2025) Taste Deep aromas of black cherry, cassis, and violet, layered with hints of cedar, graphite, and dark chocolate. The palate is powerful yet refined, with

St Julien is the commune in Bordeaux with the highest proportion of Classed Growths, and its superlative wine growing land make it a go to destination for high quality Bordeaux. Château les Ormes is made up of 2 principal parcels of vines. One touching the western border of Château Léoville Barton (in fact Anthony Barton sold this parcel to Chateau les Ormes in 1989) and the second further south and juxtaposed between Château Gruaud Larose, Saint Pierre and Beychevelle. The soils are identical t

91 Points - James Suckling. It's rare to find an affordable Pomerol, but it's almost unheard of to find a mature affordable Pomerol, but that's what we have with the Chateau Guillot Clauzel 2012. 2012 was a tough year for winemakers, and the harvest was small, but the best picked late and made seriously good wines that were built to last. The Guillot Clauzel 2012 has shed its youthful tannins and is now soft, open, and lovely, offering a combination of plummy fruit, mellow, smokey autumnal berri

The La Closerie de Fourtet Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2017 is the second wine of the outstanding Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classe, Clos Fourtet. It's often said that second wines in great vintages are an excellent way to enjoy fine Bordeaux without incurring a financial hangover, and that's the case here. Its (relatively) high location and limestone soils produce elegant, fresh-tasting wines full of elegance and finesse. Soft red berries, plums, black cherries, blackberries, minerals and fresh, redcu

Dornier is a family-owned winery situated in The Golden Triangle area of the upper Blaauwklippen Valley Stellenbosch. The primary focus at Dornier lies in the production of premium quality wines with minimal intervention which are expressive to the unique terroir. Donatus Red is a classical Bordeaux blend from 5 vineyards on the slopes of the Stellenbosch Mountain. Bursting with flavours of blackcurrant and liquorice. The palate is refined and elegant with silky tannins. On the palate, flavours