Our Own Selection

Sourced from the prestigious Grand Cru village of Mailly, located at the heart of the Montagne de Reims, and benefiting from over three years ageing, our UKC Cuvée is a classic blend of 75% Pinot Noir and 25% Chardonnay.

All the hallmarks of Grand Cru are here, with brioche and flowers on the nose and an elegant palate which marries notes of lemon grass, gingerbread and honeysuckle. The wine effortlessly combines structure and finesse and reverberates with a really authoritative Grand Cru crescendo on the finish.

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Created by Bodegas Paniza in the eponymous village in the historic region of Carinena, southwest of the town of Zaragoza and midway between Madrid and Barcelona. Predominantly Chardonnay, backed up with Viura this is a light, dry and refreshing style of wine that is ideal as an apertif. Lovely lemon and pineapple aromas with zingy citrus flavours.

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{color}White{color}                                                               {maturity}drink-now{maturity} {maturity-text}Drink now{maturity-text}
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The Wine Merchant’s White Burgundy opens with aromas of hawthorn and white flowers, alongside notes of white stone fruit and lemon zest. On the palate, it is well balanced with a touch of cream, toasty hazelnut and a persistent, mineral finish. Well-structured but refreshing, it is ample and charming.

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{color}White{color}                                                               {maturity}drink-now{maturity} {maturity-text}Drink now{maturity-text}
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Our best-selling wine for many decades, GOC, as it's known, brilliantly highlights the drinkability of modern red Bordeaux. Bright, medium ruby in colour it has a siren-like nose of black cherries, bramble fruit and wood smoke. The palate follows through with a long, velvety finish.

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This wine is made by the team at Fifth Growth estate Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste. Its fabulous bouquet of blackcurrant, cedar and cigar box is classic Pauillac, as are its muscular, but opulent tannins and crisp freshness. The palate boasts the hallmark of the quality and appealing nature of the 2015 vintage, with rich, ripe black-fruit flavours, framed by a hint of toasty, fine-grained oak. It has the structure and energy to age gracefully but is hugely enjoyable now, ideally with rare roast lamb or beef.

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{color}Red{color}                                                               {maturity}drink-now{maturity} {maturity-text}Ready, but will keep{maturity-text}
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Château la Mascaronne – the property behind our own-label Provence Rosé – is located in the beautiful rolling hills of the Côtes de Provence. The wine, blended specially for us and made exclusively with organic fruit, displays subtle spice and zesty acidity, with a floral edge and delicate red-fruit perfume. Wild flowers and a saline core make this a deliciously refreshing wine. 

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