Collection: France
93 POINTS: Sam Kim, Wine Orbit (Previous Vintage)
93 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team
"Sweetly fruited with spicy nuances, the wine shows dark berry, clove, nutmeg, game and toasted nut aromas on the nose, followed by a generously flavoursome palate offering excellent fruit intensity well framed by fine grainy tannins with a lingering savoury finish. At its best: now to 2027."
- 93 Points, Sam Kim, Wine Orbit (Previous Vintage)
"A bright southern Rhône style with cherry and blackcurrant aromas with hints of chocolate and liquorice. Medium bodied, fresh and well balanced with a stunning explosion of ripe red berry fruits on the finish. Ideal with slow cooked lamb or on its own!"
- Wine Direct Tasting Team
ABV: 14%
WAS $19.99, NOW $17.40
92 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team
"Sweetly fruited with spicy nuances, the wine shows dark berry, clove, nutmeg, game and toasted nut aromas on the nose, followed by a generously flavoursome palate offering excellent fruit intensity well framed by fine grainy tannins with a lingering savoury finish. At its best: now to 2027."
- 93 Points, Sam Kim (previous vintage)
In times past, Popes would spend their papacy performing tasks of a more spiritual and mystical nature than political. Legend has it that along their long path of spiritual reflection, Popes enjoyed a Côtes du Rhône famous for expressing the richness and abundance of the local land to perfection. The wine was naturally baptised Chemin des Papes, the Path of the Popes.
ABV: 14%
GOLD MEDAL: Elle à table
GOLD MEDAL: Gilbert & Gaillard
91 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team
"A classic blend of 50% Merlot & 50% Cabernet Sauvignon. The high proportion of Merlot makes this 'everyday' Bordeaux really sing. It has lovely aromas reminiscent of sun-ripened blackberries, dark plums and black currants. Medium-bodied with ripe tannins and a fruity style where you will find dark fruits such as blackberries, dark plums, black currants and a touch of licorice."
- Wine Direct Tasting Team
ABV: 13%
90 POINTS: Sam Kim; The Wine Orbit
91 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team
“Fine, creamy sparkling… with a deliciously drinkable texture.” Bob Campbell MW
“It's elegant and inviting on the nose with white flesh stone fruit, rockmelon, lemon peel and oatmeal nuances, leading to a finely flowing palate that's creamy and lingering. Beautifully composed and expressed, offering excellent value and charming drinking.”
- Sam Kim; The Wine Orbit
Established by Eugène Chevalier near Mâcon, in 1920. Now produced as part of the family-owned Boisset Collection. Boisset La Famille des Grands Vins is France's third largest wine group (and Burgundy's largest wine producer) with 28 wineries in France and the USA. Maison Chevalier proudly use a selection of best base wines from among various French Blanc de Blancs grape varieties blended according to the vintage characteristics to obtain the best expression of the signature of the house style. Extended vat ageing allows the expression of the quality of the base wines, the fullness of their maturity and the brightness of their aromas. This is a classic, dry, refreshing sparkling style that you can serve chilled as an aperitif or with seafood, cold cuts, white meats, salads, hummus, and soft cheeses.
ABV 12%
Clear, bright, rose petal colour in the glass. Perfumed with floral aromas and fresh red berries on the nose. Clean on entry with balanced acidity. Full mouthfeel, enhanced by notes of white-fleshed fruit.
Made from Grenache and Cinsault, the Grenache grapes are grown on clay and limestone soils mainly facing East, while the Cinsault is planted on the plain in predominantly sandy soils. The grapes are picked at maturity in order to combine fruitiness and freshness.
ABV: 12.5%
WAS $24.99, NOW $20.33
Domaine de la Baume in the Languedoc-Roussillon region is situated in Servian, between Béziers and the medieval town of Pézenas, at the centre of the world’s largest wine-growing area. In this haven of peace and quiet, one road leads to the magnificent wrought-iron gate adorned with a J and a P, in honour of Jean Prat. Domaine de la Baume is an estate of some 176 hectares, planted with Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier and of course, Chardonnay.
"One of the most reliable wines we import. Always fruit forward with just enough oak to make its presense felt, but never overpowers the lovely Chardonnay fruit of white peach and grapfruit. Intense volume on the palate, this Chardonnay is smooth, fresh with vanilla notes. Grilled fish, shellfish and poultry cooked in a creamy sauce."
- Wine Direct Tasting Team
A round, complex and intense Chardonnay! This vintage offers a pure and varietal expression of the grape variety.
ABV: 13.5%
WAS $24.99, NOW $20.85
93 POINTS & 5 STARS: Sam Kim; The Wine Orbit
92 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team
90 POINTS: IWSC 2021 (Previous Vintage)
"Gorgeously complex and enticing, the bouquet shows dark berry, fine leather, roasted nut, dried flower and olive notes, leading to a beautifully weighted palate offering silky texture backed by fine-grained tannins. It's spicy and savoury with rich fruit flavours, making it highly enjoyable. At its best: now to 2027."
- Sam Kim; The Wine Orbit
"The Wine Direct team loved this wine because of its fantastic balance and potential versatility. A great wine for mid-week pasta but also with grunt flavours off the BBQ. Silky smooth Grenache, full of black & red fruits combined with lovely freshness makes this a no brainer to buy by the case"
- Wine Direct
We’ve been fans of the Bonpas wines for a while but we haven’t managed to get enough wine out of them...till now! We are delighted to bag this rich, spicy Réserve Côtes du Rhône, particularly thrilling in another tasty Rhône vintage. It is a classic velvety Grenache, enhanced with a little peppery, blackberry rich Syrah. Well ripened in the warm sunshine of 2022, and very moreish – Rhône red at its most appealing best.
ABV: 14%
WAS $24.99, NOW $21.77
93 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team
Brilliant pink with clear violet shades. Red fruits with a touch of red currant and spices. A very round and well-balanced wine.
Sourced from Languedoc in the South of France. The Languedoc-Roussillon vineyard stetches out on Herault, Aude and Pyrénées-Orientales department, and such villages of Gard department.
ABV: 12.5%
WAS $24.99, NOW $21.77
93 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team
"This is a gorgeous, velvety Rhône red and offers terrific value. The grapes are from vineyards around Chateauneuf du Pape and share the same stone strewn soil that promotes superb ripeness and richness of fruit. The vines are old and gnarled, producing few grapes but with rare concentration of flavour. The 2021 vintage is a cracker - spot-on with lamb, a robust cassoulet, duck or slow cooked casseroles."
- Wine Direct Tasting Team
Château de Domazan was built in the 14th century in the middle of Côte du Rhône vineyard, nearby Avignon. The ground is covered with large pebbles that were rolled and rounded on the old Rhône bed. These pebbles that can weigh up to 30 kg are very beneficial to the grapes because they provide excellent conditions for ripening. They store up the heat from the sun during the day and release it slowly through the mild summer nights.
ABV: 14.5%
WAS $26.99, NOW $22.44
93 POINTS: International Wine Challenge
92 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team
"This beauty has rich, ripe flavours of spiced blackberry, raspberry and redcurrant. Lovely, long, smooth and silky on the palate but with plenty of structure making it feel more serious than the price tag suggests."
- Wine Direct Tasting Team
This luscious red perfectly captures the ripeness, depth and sheer drinkability of the best Côtes du Rhônes. Made from the usual suspects from this part of France - Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre and Cinsault.
When it comes to value and flavour, Côtes du Rhône is known for constantly over-delivering. This new arrival absolutely smashes it out of the park for quality and value. Rich, warming and seductively smooth, Côtes du Rhône from the southern Rhône valley are among the best value classic wines of France. Finest Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre from neighbouring vineyards combine beautifully to give herb scented, velvety black fruit, liquorice and spice.
Lovely brilliant ruby colour with hints of red brick. Fruity bouquet with vanilla notes. Fleshy, well-balanced palate, with a supple and delicate flavour.
80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. Traditional winemaking process: fermentation and maceration under controlled temperature not exceeding 32°C. Aged in vats, then for one year in traditional Bordeaux bottles in our cellars at 15°C.
ABV: 14%
NOW JUST $14.67
GOLD MEDAL: Gilbert & Gaillard
This is amazing stuff for the price, and a Gold Medal-winner to boot! Veuve-Olivier is produced in South West France from classic sparkling wine varieties. A delightfully fruity, soft and easy-drinking style of bubbly. With lovely fresh, citrusy acidity, not to mention great packaging and a super-friendly price, this should become one of your new fridge-door-favourites!
ABV: 11%