Grand Tour de France Collection (France)

Description

Blackberry, Chocolate, Spice

This 'Grand Tour de France' gives you a taste of France's most prominent red wine regions with bottles from Bordeaux to the Languedoc-Roussillon. Each wine in this exclusive Black Market collection is chosen to display the unique characteristics of the region it represents, making is simply perfect for any 'bon vivant' who loves the wines of France.

On purchasing this delightful collection you will certainly have a bottle for every swish, fine dining occasion!

Collection includes:

1 x Château les Moutins Bordeaux 2022 (France)

Awarded Gold Medal: London Awards
Awarded Gold Medal Montpellier Awards
Awarded Gold Medal: Feminalise Paris
Awarded Gold Medal: General Agricole Paris
Awarded Gold Medal: Women's Wine and Spirits
Awarded Gold Medal: Japan Women's Awards

This is textbook, approachable, easy drinking Bordeaux from the ripe, rich and utterly delicious 2022 vintage. Smooth with that sort after ripe fruit appeal Les Moutins is head and shoulders above any local merlot dominant blends at the same price! Well balanced with deliciously ripe fruit. Nearly-all Merlot, this velvety claret is ready to drink!

Seal: Cork

1 x Belles Vignes Collection GSM 2024 (France)

Classic GSM blend, Smooth, oozing with ripe black fruit and a touch of spice. East of Bordeaux and west of the Rhône, the locals call it the Midi. "Wine lovers", says the Financial Times, "would be fools to ignore what the smaller domaines of the South of France have to offer. This is France's hidden treasure - handcrafted wines at bargain prices.  Sealed under screw-cap to ensure freshness!

Seal: Screw cap

1 x Domaine de la Baume 'La Jeunesse' Syrah 2023 (France)

Awarded Gold Medal: Vinalies 2024
Awarded 93/100 Points & 5 Stars: Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
Awarded 93/100 Points: James Suckling

"A dense, generously fruited and textural syrah with blackberries, dark chocolate, cassis and sweet spices. It’s full-bodied with plush tannins. Fleshy and spicy with a linear development and a focused finish. Drink or hold" James Suckling

Alc: 14% - Seal: Cork

1 x Chemin des Papes Côtes du Rhône 2023 (France)

Awarded 93/100 Points & 5 Stars: Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

"Delightfully fruited with savoury nuances, the wine shows dark plum, warm spice, thyme, and toasted nut characters on the nose. It's succulent and plump in the mouth, delivering fleshy texture and layers of polished tannins, finishing long and flavoursome. At its best: now to 2029" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

Food Pairing: Ideal partner to grilled joints of meat as well as veal or duck dishes.

Alc: 14.5% - Seal: Cork

1 x Calvet Prestige Bordeaux Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 (France)

Awarded 90/100 Points & 4.5 Stars: Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

"It's elegantly fragrant on the nose with dark plum, cherry, thyme, game, and nutmeg aromas. The palate displays ripe fruit flavours with fine texture and chalky tannins, making it sturdy and firm with a lengthy dry finish. Classically styled with attractive complexity. At its best: now to 2030" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

1 x Château les Maurins Bordeaux 2022 (France)

Awarded Gold Medal: Gilbert & Gaillard 2023
Awarded Gold Medal: 70 millions de degustateurs 2023
Awarded 93/100 Points & 5 Stars: Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Sep 2023

"This is splendidly ripe and richly expressed on the nose, showing blackcurrant, sweet cherry, tobacco, game, and hazelnut aromas. The palate delivers excellent weight and plump mouthfeel, beautifully framed by fleshy texture and fine-grained tannins, making it sturdy and robust with a sustained, structured finish. At its best: now to 2030" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Sep 2023

Alc: 14.5% - Seal: Cork