Clos du Clocher : 14 results priced between £10.00 and £1,500.00

Description and Reviews: ** 87 points Robert Parker *** Until the advent of the 1989, this was my favorite vintage of Clos du Clocher. Dark ruby/garnet, with only slight amber at the edge, this extroverted wine offers up a bouquet filled with scents of roasted chestnuts, ripe plums, and licorice. In the mouth, the wine is opulent, generously endowed, with low acidity, and a lush, heady finish. It makes for a seductive tasting experience

From a small up-and-coming property we have followed for some years, owned by the Bourotte family, this wine stood out in a blind tasting at Decanter magazine. 75% merlot with 25% cabernet franc, this is spicy and fragrant, with creamy palate, voluptuous fruit and a long finish.

“The finest Clos du Clocher ever made…a big, sweet kiss of black raspberry liqueur intermixed with blackberries, subtle smoke and spring flowers along with hints of mocha and coffee…full-bodied, rich and pure, with sweet tannin and low acidity. Interestingly enough, the proprietor always brags that he doesn’t want to make great wine because it would fetch a higher price and he would have to pay more taxes, but he certainly has done that in 2009.” eRobertParker.com

“There is always serious complexity and potential from this estate, and I suspect with a stricter selection, this wine could easily merit a score in the low to mid-nineties in top vintages. The lovely 2008 offers complex aromas of mocha, berry, forest floor, coffee, and vanilla. Long, with ripe tannins, lush fruit, and a layered mouthfeel, it tails off in the finish, but it still may turn out to be outstanding given the low yields and the brilliant quality of this vintage in Pomerol.” eRobertParker...

This is a blend of 75% Cot and 25% Gamay and definitely earns its wacky wine moniker. Very earthy (polite term for barnyardy) with extremely bright fruit such as plum, spice, fresh herbs with ash and wood notes. Dusty, earthy, minerally, complex and savoury. Structured as much by acid as by tannins. Despite its brightness it is definitely on the dark berry fruit side of things. As with other "low sulphur" wines you can‘t escape the ping of wild yeast which manifests itself here as warm, doughy smells...

Aromas of pear, almond and white flowers greet us on the nose. The palate is rich with citrus, papaya and ripe exotic fruits. There is a touch of mango and tangerine zest alongside a stony minerality. An impressive concentration with a firm acid backbone give the wine perfect balance.

Picardie, France 1964. Midnight at the exclusive and mysterious Spa St Jean des Eaux, near Poissons-les-Marais. A man is standing in the therapy pool. But he's not there for his health; someone has chained him to the bottom and let him to die very, very slowly. Along with the unusual and elaborate method of execution, the dead man has Inspector Lucas Rocco's name and number in his pocket - Patrons at the Clos du Lac refuse to speak and the ministry officials sent from Paris to 'assist', only attempt...

Vintage Champagne This bottle is believed to have come from the cellar of Juan Domingo Peron when it was sold at the auction of his house in Buenos Aires

Deeper in colour, richer and nuttier on the nose with the scent of botrytis in evidence. Firm and full on the palate, proving that life really does begin at forty.

"Higher-toned and finer aromas of layered red fruits that are actually slightly less complex complement perfectly the sweet, delicious and impeccably balanced middle weight flavors that possess a quite similar tannic structure, which is to say firm but refined, all wrapped in a long and persistent finish. This is a wine of understatement and finesse.” Burghound

Located 100km south of Sancerre and 60km north of Clermont Ferrand, Saint Pourcain is the furthest outreach of Loire valley wines. The co-operative cellar here was founded in 1952 and following hard times in the 70s and 80s reorganised cellars and vineyards to focus their 450 hectares on the best sites for Chardonnay, Gamay, the local Tressalier and paticularly Pinot Noir.

Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Clos St-Michel, Mousset 2011

50:50 mourvèdre and grenache, planted on a steep slope. A flagship wine raised in new oak barrels for 15 months.