Welcome to our January Sale.
This year we are pleased to offer over 1,300 wines at bargain prices. More than two thirds of these are impeccably stored mature wines that come from our customer reserves and are being offered by us on a commission sale basis on behalf of our vendors. In addition to this, we have been actively buying some exceptionally well-priced parcels from Bordeaux merchants that now offer our customers terrific value for money. Once again, Sauternes offers some incredible deals as negociants and châteaux continue to release with some huge discounts - like a 95 point rated first growth from a classic vintage at just over £20 per bottle (£100 per dozen below the original release price of fifteen years ago).
As usual the wines are divided into two categories: firstly those of perfect appearance. There are some huge reductions here, with some wines offered at half price, but you’ll need to be quick to grab those at the biggest discounts. Secondly there are those which have minor imperfections to packaging or labels, neither of which affect the quality of the wine and where you can find some spectacular bargains.
Do check back regularly as we will continue to scour our stocks throughout the month and make additions to the sale.
Red Bordeaux
2017 Montlandrie - Reduced from £175 to £144 per 12. A Farr favourite that is drinking superbly now, this Merlot-led Castillon made by Denis Durantou offers incredible value for money, with 94 points from Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, 91 from Neal Martin, 93 from James Suckling and 92 from Jane Anson.
2019 Haut Batailley - Reduced from £420 to £370 per 12/£185 per 6. Just the third vintage made by the Cazes family since their takeover of this Pauillac property in 2017, the added power, depth and ripeness to this wine has yielded a host of excellent scores including 95 points from Neal Martin - "classic in style, very well balanced with wonderful tension. It fans out effortlessly on the finish. Superb."
2020 Dame de Montrose - Reduced from £174 to £144 per 6. Montrose 2020 is one of the wines of the vintage, and from the same stable the Dame is unsurprisingly a terrific, and more approachable effort. There are a host of high scores, including a 95 from James Suckling who believes it is "One of the best Dames I have had."
2019 Bon Pasteur - Reduced from £540 to £400 per 12. This Pomerol is over 25% off - a sweet, bold style made by Michel Rolland, it invariably draws high scores from American critics.
Sweet White Bordeaux
2010 Lafaurie Peyraguey - Reduced from £175 to £125 per 6. This 16 year old first growth Sauternes is now just over £20 a bottle in bond. 95 points from Neal Martin who says it is "turning into a beautiful Lafaurie-Peyraguey." A fantastic deal that is a lot of wine for the money, this wine will ship in late January 2026.
2007 Coutet - Reduced from £320 to £285 per 12. Now nearly 20 years old, 2007 Coutet is a real bargain at roughly £35 on the table including UK taxes. Martin says this is "an outstanding Coutet that will give years of drinking pleasure."
1990 La Tour Blanche magnums - Reduced from £450 to £405 per six magnums. The ultimate party format for sweet wine, these fully mature magnums of La Tour Blance are a real showpiece.
Red Burgundy
2021 Morey Saint Denis, Dujac - Reduced from £550 to £500 per 6. Dujac needs little introduction - the Seysses family have been making perfumed, progressive and delicious wines at this address for decades, gaining serious accolades along the way. This Morey 2021 is supple and charming, a perfect wine to drink now or over the coming decade.
2013 Volnay Caillerets Clos de 60 Ouvrées, Pousse d'Or - Reduced from £720 to £660 per 12. Down to just £55 a bottle in bond, this mature Volnay has 92 points from Allen Meadows and Stephen Tanzer. A wine for those who love classically balanced, ethereal Pinot.
2018 Nuits St Georges Pruliers, Henri Gouges magnums - Reduced from £315 to £280 per 3 magnums. Domaine Gouges has been making terrific wines of late, yet the wines remain mercifully good value. These magnums of premier cru Les Pruliers are less than £100 each in bond, a rare site for a wine of such quality in Burgundy.
2022 Pommard Les Perrières, Launay-Horiot - Reduced from £300 to £270 per 12. A producer with a story - Xavier Horiot is an ex-fighter pilot who endured an 11 year long legal battle to take the reins of his family domaine, reviving the vineyard and the wines from his base in Pommard.
White Burgundy
2023 Pouilly Fuissé Haut de la Roche, Verget - Reduced from £295 to £240 per 12. This brilliant effort from Jean-Marie Guffens' negociant label is a tensile wine with terrific depth, and now just £20 a bottle in bond it must be one of the best value wines on our list. 92+ from William Kelley.
2020 Puligny Montrachet Les Referts, Olivier Leflaive - Reduced from £540 to £480 per 6. A great vintage for white Burgundy and now £60 off, this premier cru from Olivier Leflaive comes from the vineyard next to Meursault Les Charmes and produces broad, full-bodied wines.
2022 Marsannay Longeroies Blanc, Fournier - Reduced from £165 to £150 per 6. Often overlooked, the wines of Marsannay are increasingly excellent in a changing climate that brings more warm, dry vintages. This effort from Fournier comes from the Longeroies vineyard and has "good potential" according to Neal Martin.
2018 Chablis, Dauvissat - Reduced from £660 to £600 per 12. One of Chablis' most recognisable, great names, this 2018 from Dauvissat is now mature and ready to drink, and we can offer it at just £50 a bottle in bond.
The Rhône Valley
2018 Côte Rôtie Terrasses, Jean-Luc Jamet - Reduced from £310 to £210 per 6. Since the split from the family domaine, Jean-Luc Jamet's wines have gone from strength to strength. This 2018 was arguably his second truly succesful vintage and is now opening up beautifully. This is a wine for those who love a blend of freshness from whole bunch, power from fruit and just a hint of spice from oak.
2011 Hermitage La Chapelle, Jaboulet - Reduced from £350 to £250 per 3. An iconic label for the Rhône, and in a vintage increasingly being revealed as one of the region's ones to watch for Syrah, this 2011 La Chapelle is £100 - nearly 30% - off per three. Jeb Dunnuck says "It's a beautiful, complex, satisfying Hermitage that's reminiscent of the 1991 with its balance and weight."
2020 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Marie Beurrier, Henri Bonneau - Reduced from £1,250 to £1,125 per 12. Since Henri's passing his son Marcel - who worked closely with him through the latter stages of his career - has been making the domaine's wines with guidance from some of the Rhône's most experienced names. The 2020 marks Marcel's fifth vintage in charge, and is now 10% off in our sale.
Champagne
2019 Base Vintage Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve - Reduced from £220 to £195 per 6. This wine from Charles Heidsieck combines two factors that make it a superb wine for the money, even before a discount. Firstly, it receives a significant proportion of reserve wines that make it far more complex than most Brut Reserves. Secondly, this particular shipment is based on the 2019 vintage, which might be our favourite since 2008 in Champagne.
2020 Chartogne-Taillet Saint-Thierry - Reduced from £525 to £460 per 6. Those who are uninitiated in the wines of Chartogne-Taillet are strongly recommended to try this Saint-Thierry, disgorged in 2023. A superb grower champagne with tension but real power and gastronomic intensity, it has 96 points from Antonio Galloni.
2018 Cedric Bouchard Le Creux d'Enfer Rosé de Saignée - Reduced from £3,750 to £3,450 per 6. A leader of the grower champagne movement, Cedric Bouchard's wines have seized the imaginations and palates of those who love cutting-edge sparkling wine. From 2018, this rosé is now £300 off per six - there is just one six pack available.
Italy
2019 Barbaresco Riserva Ovello, Produttori del Barbaresco - Reduced from £220 to £190 per 6. The Produttori del Barbaresco are celebrated as a co-operative for good reason. The quality-driven wines produced here are invariably some of the best value for money in Piedmont. This Riserva Ovello has 96 points from Kerin O'Keefe, who loves the "succulent and enveloping" nature of this wine.
2021 Colore, Bibi Graetz - Reduced from £450 to £270 per 3. There is a whopping 40% off this high-scoring Super Tuscan from Bibi Graetz. With 99 points from Suckling and Georgina Hindle, this old vine Sangiovese is now the cheapest available vintage for this wine in the UK.
2022 Sassicaia - Reduced from £1250 to £980 per 6. Another big discount here for a wine that O'Keefe says is "impressive and defied my expectations" in what was an extremely hot year. Despite this, it is a modest 13.5% alcohol and is admired for its retained freshness.
2004 Amarone Vigneto Alto, Tommaso Bussola - Reduced from £900 to £600 per 6. A third off this wine that "is not to be missed" according to Antonio Galloni, who says "it is one of the breathtaking Amarones I have ever tasted".
U.S.A
2021 Pinot Noir Costalina, Ceritas - Reduced from £260 to £195 per 6. Now 25% off, this beautiful Pinot from a blend of Sonoma Coast sites is the perfect introduction to Ceritas' style. Always pure, fragrant and ethereal, these perfumed wines are satiny smooth and delicious to drink from their youth.
2021 Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast, Kutch - Reduced from £330 to £270 per 12. From a similarly celebrated producer who focuses on the finely-etched, pure and saline side of Pinot, Jamie Kutch's 2021 Sonoma Coast is now a very good deal with £60 off. Jamie came to see us last year and show a selection of his wines. It's fair to say we were all deeply impressed by their quality and sheer drinkability.
2020 Grenache/Syrah Eleven Confessions Assortment, Sine Qua Non - Reduced from £1,950 to £1,750 per 6. Containing three bottles each of Grenache and Syrah, this assortment from the iconic Sine Qua Non is now £200 off. Each wine receives 99 points from Jeb Dunnuck, who says the Grenache is "blockbuster" and challenges drinkers on the Syrah, saying "Anyone questioning the genius of Manfred Krankl needs to taste this wine."
2012 Napanook, Moueix, Christian - Reduced from £630 to £550 per 12. From the Dominus stable, we have discounted this small parcel of mature Napanook. A wine made from a single, dry-farmed vineyard of Cabernet Sauvignon with a dash of France and Merlot, this is the first vintage with the updated label.
Imperfect Stock
1988 Château Certan de May - Reduced from £960 to £720 per 12. This mature vintage from one of Pomerol's most recognisable names is significantly discounted due to slightly variable fill levels.
1982 Château Pichon Lalande - Reduced from £12,000 to £9,000 per 12. There is a £3,000 discount on this original case of the incredible Pichon Lalande '82 as there are slightly damp stained labels and very slightly variable levels. An incredible drop in price given this wine's triple 100 point rating from Robert Parker, William Kelley and Antonio Galloni.
2008 Gevrey Chambertin Clos St Jacques, Rousseau - Reduced from £11,500 to £9,900 per 12. Another big discount for a very special wine. This Clos St Jacques from Rousseau is £1,600 off simply because the wine is no longer in its original case.
Monthélie Rouge, Coche-Dury - We have three vintages from the 1990s reduced in the sale to excellent prices for varied minor condition issues.
Château Margaux - There are similarly two vintages of Margaux from the 1980s reduced in the sale due to slight fill variations typical for wines that are over 30 years old.
