The Grand Tour De France (05)

Description

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! 

The new release of Black Market's most popular mixed collection's includes: 

1 x Château Franc Couplet Cuvée Privilege 2016 (France) 

Awarded Gold Medal: Concours de Bordeaux 2017 

Awarded Gold Medal: Gilbert Gaillard 2017 

Awarded Silver Medal: Concours de Paris 2017 

Dark ruby color. Red fruit aromas with plum and cherry jam and vanilla hints from the oak ageing. Well balanced, rich structure with refined tannins. A very good example of value for money Bordeaux.

Revel in the delightful, rich fruit and depth of this claret from a family estate in Entre-Deux-Mers. With a proud medal winning pedigree, Chateau Franc Couplet is a cuvée from the Entre Deux Mers and typifies the style for which this region is renowned. It displays good depth of colour with expressive ripe cassis and dark plum aromas. It's smooth, rounded and elegantly proportioned with just a subtle hint of spice - the epitome of modern claret.

1 x Reserve de Bonpas Côtes du Rhône 2017 (France)

AWARDED GOLD MEDAL: Gilbert & Gaillard 2018

AWARDED GOLD MEDAL & 97/100 POINTS: Decanter World Wine Awards 2018

We’ve been fans of the Bonpas wines for a while but we haven’t managed to get any wine out of them...till now! We are delighted to bag this double Gold Medal winning 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 2017, and very moreish – Rhône red at its most appealing best.

1 x Calmel + Joseph Côtes du Roussillon-Villages 2016 (France)

AWARDED 93/100 POINTS & 5 STARS: Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

"A gorgeous juicy fruit attack on the nose, showing lifted aromas of blackcurrant and cranberry with subtle roasted nut, olive and dark spice notes. The palate is concentrated and expansive with excellent depth and richness, superbly framed by firm tannins. Sturdy and bold. At its best: now to 2022" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

1 x Château Pradeau Mazeau 2016 (France)

Awarded Gold Medal: Concours International de Lyon 2019 

Awarded Gold Medal: Gilbert & Gaillard 2018 

Awarded 97/100 Points: Vintage rating: Robert Parker's, The Wine Advocate

From another great vintage for Bordeaux, this is a double Gold medal claret from a family domaine. Made from mostly Merlot, with Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, Château Pradeau Mazeau is a tasty everyday claret with lots of appealing ripe fruit.

If you’ve ever thought clarets were a bit stand offish, this double Gold medal claret will convert you. Ripe, velvety and brimful of plum and cassis, it’s a very moreish Bordeaux from the family property and a 5-Star vintage. The property’s vineyards are composed of clay and limestone, a combination Merlot loves, with a favourable southern exposure that ensures luscious ripeness and concentration in the grapes. Philippe Mazeau produce a lush, fruit forward blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc intended for immediate enjoyment. Elegant, yet supple and fruity, this classic wine is an ideal partner for roast chicken and richly flavoured casseroles. For now – let the wine breathe beforehand. 

Bordeaux is one of the world's largest and most famous winemaking regions, producing wines that range from 'everyday drinking' to some of the most luxurious, exotic, and expensive on the planet.  Château Pradeau Mazeau is an excellent example of the great value, great drinking wines coming out of Bordeaux today. 

1 x Fortant de France Merlot 'Terroir Littoral' 2017 (France) 

AWARDED GOLD MEDAL: Gilbert & Gaillard 2018 

AWARDED 90/100 POINTS & 4.5 STARS: Sam Kim, Wine Orbit 

"Generously fruited, the wine shows lifted aromas of dark plum, blackcurrant, warm spice and nutmeg on the nose, leading to a succulent palate that is plump and smooth. It is flavoursome with ripe berry notes backed by elegant savoury nuances and fine, chalky tannins, finishing attractively dry and lingering" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

This southern French beauty is bursting with red fruit aromas with plum and cherry dominate with a hint of vanilla from the oak ageing. Well balanced, rich and completely drinkable! 

1 x Le Village du Sud Syrah 2017 (France) 

AWARDED 90/100 POINTS & 4.5 STARS: Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Mar 2018 

"It is delightfully expressed on the nose showing dark plum, blackberry, olive, toasted spice and floral characters, leading to a flavoursome palate that is supple and soothing. It is up front and tasty with bright fruit flavours, backed by fine, polished tannins" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Jun 2019

East of Bordeaux and west of the Rhône, is known by locals as the Midi and it is one of France's hidden treasure. Of this region the Financial Times has said: "wine lovers would be fools to ignore what the smaller domaines of the South of France have to offer". This handcrafted wine at a bargain price, sealed under screw-cap to ensure freshness is one such unmissible deal...so what you waiting for?