Red Wine
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€16.30 The BottleAdd To Cart
The village of Mercurey in Burgundy’s Côte Chalonnaise produces mostly red wine from the Pinot Noir grape. Its best...
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€28.00 The BottleAdd To Cart
Grown on the limestone soil of Savigny, this red has a fullness of character that makes it good to enjoy now as well...
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€19.40 The BottleAdd To Cart
A fresh floral, yet honeyed, style made from 60% Marsanne and 40% Roussanne vinified at low temperature in stainless...
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€8.40 The BottleAdd To Cart
Domaine Bassac in the Languedoc makes very good varietal wines. We have been asked so often for a good "straight"...
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A wine that is full of firm Cabernet fruit that appears to have been softened in oak, to be almost soft and juicy....
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€9.90 The BottleAdd To Cart
At a trade tasting in spring 2020, we were impressed with the amount of succulent juicy mid-weight fruit in this...
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A fuller style of red Bordeaux produced in the Entre Deux Mers region, which disallows red wines to be classified...
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€15.40 The BottleAdd To CartAn old favourite: rich powerful wine that goes so well with red meats and cheeses. However, the wine is not...
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We have always been impressed with many of the Burgundy wines from this family domaine based in the village of...
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€38.90 The BottleAdd To Cart
Another great value wine from the family house of Mazilly based in the village of Meloisey. Made from Pinot Noir...
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€11.10 The BottleAdd To Cart
This is what all good Beaujolais should be like! Full of fruit, this is a wine that has no added sulphur, yet it...
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€15.40 The BottleAdd To Cart
Made from the classic GSM mix (Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre), this has lots of jammy fruit aroma, it’s supple on...
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€28.80 The BottleAdd To Cart
This classy Châteauneuf recently won 4 stars in Decanter magazine, whilst being one of the least expensive....
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This “table wine” is made just outside the Châteauneuf du Pape area by the wonderful producer of Châteauneuf,...
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€11.80 The BottleAdd To Cart
This is the superior blend from this lovely vineyard being made from old vines with an age of between 40 and 80...
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€34.40 The BottleAdd To Cart
The 18th century Pontac-Lynch is a highly regarded château situated in the commune of Cantenac in Margaux. Made from...
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A fuller style of red Bordeaux produced in the Entre Deux Mers region, which disallows red wines to be classified...
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€9.40 The BottleAdd To Cart
A fuller style of red Bordeaux produced in the Entre Deux Mers region, which disallows red wines to be classified...
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€11.10 The BottleAdd To Cart
A Pinot Noir of excellent value, being from the newer Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise appellation in southern Burgundy....
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€40.00 The BottleAdd To Cart
Saint-Julien wines are renowned for their full but silky texture, gained from the commune’s soil or “terroir”. ...
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€17.40 The BottleAdd To Cart
This excellent claret is made by one of Bordeaux's leading winemakers Pascal Delbeck who, for 20 years, was...
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€31.20 The BottleAdd To Cart
Charmes de Kirwan, as the second wine of the great Château Kirwan, made from younger vines tends to be a fuller...
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€28.40 The BottleAdd To Cart
This wine has won a few high scores and prizes (in Decanter and 2 stars in the Guide Hachette). An excellent fuller...
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€29.30 The BottleAdd To Cart
Phélan-Ségur is producing stunning wines nowadays and this as its second wine, is also benefitting from new...
Our Selection of Red Wines
France produces almost every type of red wine style imaginable – it’s just a question of knowing where to find it!
While the classic areas such as Alsace, Burgundy, Bordeaux and Côtes du Rhône without question produce great wines, the south of France and especially the Languedoc is nowadays producing a variety of great red wines at some really attractive prices. Also, not being hidebound by some of the Appellation Controlée regulations, producers can be more flexible and more responsive to public demand.
The Red Wines of Alsace
The red wine of Alsace is made uniquely from red Burgundy's principal grape variety, the Pinot Noir, which lends itself well to the cooler climate of Alsace situated on the eastern side of the Vosges mountains. The Pinot Noir from Alsace is different than that of Burgundy and is certainly worth discovering…
The Red Wines of Beaujolais
These reds are produced 100% from the Gamay grape and are characterised by a soft juicy fruitiness that can range from light to medium bodied. The Beaujolais region comprises ten "crus" or villages which produce the best of the Beaujolais. You will find at Boursot Wines a selection of these wines including Brouilly, Morgon, Juliénas, Beaujolais Villages and sometimes even ...Fleurie!
The Red Wines of Bordeaux
In the heart of Aquitaine on the west coast of France lies Bordeaux, arguably the world's most prestigious wine-growing region. Being on 45° of latitude, Bordeaux produces every type of wine, from dry to sweet white, rosé as well as a wide variety of red wines, ranging from light to full-bodied.
Better known appellations include Margaux, Saint-Julien, Pauillac and Saint-Estèphe on the Médoc peninsula, or left bank, and Saint-Emilion and Pomerol on the right bank of the Gironde estuary. Other appellations to look out for include Graves, Fronsac and Côtes de Bourg. All the wines have a balance between the fruitiness derived from the Merlot and the backbone from the Cabernet Sauvignon, but the majority have a slight dryness on the "finish" or aftertaste. Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec and Carmenère are also used and all grape content ratios will often vary according to the nature of the year.
The Red Wines of Burgundy
When it comes to Burgundy, one can't help but mention Pinot Noir, the grape variety that produces succulently fruity yet elegant red wines. The red wine of Burgundy is principally found in the Côtes de Nuits, the Côtes de Beaune, the Côte Chalonnaise and the Mâconnais. The best of the vineyards lie on a north-south landslip, so that the exposed soils and substrata have a more direct effect on the wines than in other regions. Owing to the parcelisation of vineyards over the centuries, many of the landholdings are tiny and there can be several producers in close proximity that work on a variety of different subsoils! In Burgundy it is more useful to look out for the name of the producer, who uses a certain winemaking style, before the name of a particular village. For instance, the village of Gevrey-Chambertin has 150 different producers, each of whom produces a slightly different wine at a widely varying price. Burgundy is complex and not so easy to understand!
The Red Wines of Côtes de Provence, Languedoc and the South West
The regions of southern France and especially the Languedoc-Roussillon produce nowadays some very high quality wines that can offer some really great value. Thanks to the warmth of climate, these wines can be full and fruity, such as those from Fitou, Minervois and Corbières to name a few. These regions have received much foreign investment in recent years and can produce wines of open sunny nature, not restricted necessarily by an Appellation Contrôlée system that governs grape varieties, cultivation and yields and everything in between. This is an exciting area to watch.
The Red Wines of the Loire
The Loire Valley produces three times more white wine than red. The reds are produced in the main from Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir and Gamay. With such varietals in this relatively northerly latitude, red Loire wines tend towards being fresher and fruity in style that are great with lighter food - or even lunchtime or summer drinking.