Noirien’s price dips down to a mere £22.50 by the case, making this one of the country’s most competitively priced, seriously delicious Pinots. Noirien is Paul and Caroline Scorpo’s ‘entry-level’ red wine, and it is stunning, lively, juicy, ripe and feisty. It is also pinpoint accurate to its variety and its region! Noirien is an […]

An unusually characterful white based on a grape variety that’s a member of the greater Pinot family, grown round the mouth of the Loire. Usefully low in alcohol. Jancis Robinson, www.jancisrobinson.com, 26th Nov 2022

Not the tightest texture – in fact rather loose – but you can really enjoy the heart and soul in this wine. And the balance is about right. I would happily go to a long reception where this was served. Need I say more? Jancis Robinson, www.jancisrobinson.com, 19th Nov 2022

A gorgeous claret from a small château that has the same owner as Château Carbonnieux. Victoria Moore, www.telegraph.co.uk, 4th Nov 2022

Textbook chianti: pure, delicate but intense. As good with ragu as with a roast. Fiona Beckett, www.theguardian.com, 21st Oct 2022

The Amontillado is smoky, raspy, tangy and orange skin-soaked with invigorating freshness and natural balance. It is undoubtedly the most head-turning example of this style I have ever tasted. Matthew Jukes, www.matthewjukes.com, 26th Oct 2022

Stop everything and buy a case of this wine. It is one of the year’s great discoveries, and it continues an unbroken 30-year record of HH&C sniffing out bargain-priced, unmissable, killer-quality Bojos for our delectation. With Pinot-like intensity and peppery, granite-y Gamay flavours, this stunning red wine is packed with blackberry tones and leafy hints. […]

From vines planted on the edge of Château-Thébaud, managed according to the principles of sustainable viticulture. Stainless steel and underground vats are used for fermentation, with 30% of the juice undergoing a short skin contact. Intense and livelier than the other Muscadet in this collection. Just a great, characterful white from the greater Pinot family. […]

Certified organic, hand-harvested, made in concrete vats and bottled in early 2022. Good, but not quite as exciting as the top dry Chenins of the Loire. But probably no hurry to drink. 12.5% Drink 2022–2025 16 Jancis Robinson, www.jancisrobinson.com, 7th Oct 2022

Grown at 800 m above sea level in sand and loam soils with quartz and dolomite. Fermented in stainless steel, with a short ageing on fine lees. Exciting depth of white-currant fruit. Really great balance of ripe fruit and acidity. 13.5% Drink 2022–2025 16.5 Jancis Robinson, www.jancisrobinson.com, 7th Oct 2022

Certified organic and cultivated biodynamically. Les Bruyères is a north-facing slope of blue schist. Matured for 12 months on fine lees in stainless-steel vats, with no fining and a very light filtration. Broad and rich but with good acidity and chew. Serious and a proper Mâconnais character. 13% Drink 2022–2025 16+ Jancis Robinson, www.jancisrobinson.com, 7th […]

From the south-east-facing Premier Cru Côte de Léchet slope. Mealy, chewy wine that’s quite a way from the ideal drinking window. Still quite astringent. 13% Drink 2025–2034 16++ Jancis Robinson, www.jancisrobinson.com, 7th Oct 2022

This 7-ha estate lies just north-east of St-Émilion. A blend of 85% Merlot with 15% Cabernet Franc. Aged for three months in old French-oak barrels. Certified organic. Straight, pure, lively petit château at a decent price, though still pretty young. 13% Drink 2023–2027 16+ Jancis Robinson, www.jancisrobinson.com, 7th Oct 2022