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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[]Jancis Robinson::16/20
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Free-draining chalk, with its long association with Champagne, is seen as the ideal terroir and Hambledon has it, if you will pardon the expression, in spades. We are delighted to be working with this outstanding English winery. Sparkling wine in England goes from strength to strength, and we are confident that Hambledon will prove to be the finest of them all.

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{color} White {color}                                                               {maturity}drink-now{maturity}
{maturity-text}Drink now{maturity-text}
{vintage}2010{vintage}{***}

Our 2017 Chablis comes from two separate vineyards in the village of Chichée, renowned for its classically steely character. The small but excellent 2017 vintage has given a wine with a harmonious balance between ripe orchard fruits and crisp, refreshing mineral notes. Fermented and raised completely in tank, this is a benchmark expression of Chablis, one which is equally at home as an aperitif or with seafood or a goats cheese salad.

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{color} White{color}                                                               {maturity}ready-keep{maturity} {maturity-text}Ready, but will keep{maturity-text}
{vintage}2017{vintage}{***}

The latest vintage of our best-selling white, “GOW”, is a benchmark Bordeaux Sauvignon Blanc. Fermented at low temperatures to preserve the crystalline purity of this popular variety, the nose displays classic cut-grass and gooseberry aromas. The palate follows up with fresh, crunchy white current and citrus fruit. With its elegant, bone-dry finish, this is perfect on its own or with lighter fish and chicken dishes

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{region}Bordeaux{region}
{color}White{color}
{maturity}drink-now{maturity}
{maturity-text}Drink now{maturity-text}
{vintage}2018{vintage}
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The colour is key here; an alluring, gentle salmon-pink. Garnacha gives the wine a gentle note of strawberry along with the merest hint of white pepper that provides lift, making it a happy partner to lightly flavoured plates. The wine is properly dry and best served chilled, with condensation gathering on the bottle.

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{region}Spain{region}
{color}Rose{color}
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{maturity-text}Drink now{maturity-text}
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This superb Sauvignon Blanc was crafted for us by gifted winemaker Marcelo Retamal of De Martino, from fruit grown in Chile’s Casablanca Valley. Its complex bouquet includes aromas of lime, kiwi fruit and freshly-mown grass. On the palate, mouth-watering acidity and a beguiling mineral character speak of the vineyards’ proximity to the Pacific. Enjoy it with seafood, vegetarian dishes or as an apéritif.

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{color} White{color}                                                               {maturity}drink-now{maturity} {maturity-text}Drink now{maturity-text}
{vintage}2017{vintage}
{ratings}
   [] International Wine Challenge® 2019 Bronze Winner {ratings}   {***}

This Kabinett is made for us by Johannes Selbach, based in Zeltingen on the banks of the Mosel. Off-dry in style, the grapes are grown on the slate-rich slopes of the spectacular Mittelmosel. Crystalline acidity, slate-inflected minerality and lime zest characterise the nose and palate, with hints of white blossom and stone-fruit adding to the complexity of a wine that is accessible, juicy and vibrant.

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{region}Mosel{region}
{color}White{color}
{maturity}drink-now{maturity}
{maturity-text}Drink now{maturity-text}
{vintage}2017{vintage}
{ratings}
[]International Wine Challenge® 2019-Bronze                                  []The Wine Advocate:: 90/100
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Our 2017 Meursault comes from a selection of vineyards from across the village, including the well-regarded Murgers de Monthélie and Les Clous. Raised completely in oak barrels to give smoky aromas and the hallmark buttered toast notes of classic Meursault, this wine has broad shoulders and rich stone-fruit flavours which are complemented by a racy, saline finish.

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{color} White{color}                                                               {maturity}ready-improve{maturity} {maturity-text}Ready, but will improve{maturity-text}
{vintage}2017{vintage}{***}

A blend from a number of excellent vineyard sites in the villages of Chaintré and Vergisson, we have worked again with the renowned “wizard of the Mâconnais” Olivier Merlin to create this benchmark Pouilly-Fuissé. Generous stone-fruit ¬flavours combine with a saline minerality and toasty oak notes to give a poised and restrained white Burgundy, one which will pair beautifully with seafood risotto.

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{color} White{color}                                                               {maturity}ready-keep{maturity} {maturity-text}Ready, but will keep{maturity-text}
{vintage}2017{vintage}
{ratings}
   [] International Wine Challenge® 2019 Silver Winner {ratings}        {***}

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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{region}Bordeaux{region}
{color}Red{color}
{maturity}drink-now{maturity}
{maturity-text}Drink now{maturity-text}
{vintage}2017{vintage}
{ratings}
[]International Wine Challenge® 2019-Silver
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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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{region}Bordeaux{region}
{color}Red{color}
{maturity}drink-now{maturity}
{maturity-text}Drink now{maturity-text}
{vintage}2016{vintage}
{ratings}
[]International Wine Challenge® 2019-Silver
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Our Bourgogne Côte d’Or Pinot Noir is a new addition to our own-label range, made from 100 percent Côte d’Or fruit to obtain this prestigious new appellation (which only came into existence from the 2017 vintage). The fruit is in fact declassified Chorey-lès-Beaune, from very old vines and sourced with the help of star négociant Benjamin Leroux exclusively for Berry Bros. & Rudd. Unsurprisingly, the wine offers remarkable complexity, with pretty, floral top-notes accompanying the charming red-berry fruit. Elegant and delicate, this is Burgundian Pinot Noir in its most elemental expression.

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{region}Burgundy{region}
{color}Red{color}
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{maturity-text}Ready, but will improve{maturity-text}
{vintage}2017{vintage}{***}

This Gevrey-Chambertin is made for us by the organic Rossignol-Trapet family, who select the fruit from parcels scattered across the village. Beautiful pale ruby in colour and with a charming bouquet of red berry fruits, it is a seductive prospect. But don't be fooled by the delicate nose, the palate has genuine power and an unerring poise and purity. The finely-honed structure makes this an excellent match for game, as well as lighter red meat dishes like roast lamb.

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{region}Burgundy{region}
{color}Red{color}
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{maturity-text}Ready, but will keep{maturity-text}
{vintage}2014{vintage}
{ratings}
[]International Wine Challenge® 2019-Bronze 
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Ch. Feytit-CIinet has been making our Own Selection Pomerol for many years. We believe this particular vintage of theirs is one of the very best we have tasted. From the glossy, deep purple colour to the expansive, Merlot-dominated nose which explodes from the glass, there is great energy to this wine. Intense notes of ripe cherry, blackberry and chocolate show on the nose, with a wonderful depth and silky texture on the mouth. It will improve for a year or so, but is also sensational from the word go.

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{region}Bordeaux{region}
{color}Red{color}
{maturity}drink-now{maturity}
{maturity-text}Drink now{maturity-text}
{vintage}2016{vintage}
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Our own-label Pauillac comes from the cellars of Jean-Charles Cazes (of Ch. Lynch- Bages fame) and shows great typicity of both terroir and vintage. Deeply coloured, the wine has an intense nose of leafy blackcurrant fruit, with notes of savoury cedar and oak. The palate offers strikingly pure cassis, with lovely freshness and energy on the finish. This elegant, stylish Claret would go perfectly with lamb and beef. It can be drunk now, or cellared for a year or two.

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As with the previous vintage, our 2016 Margaux is a selection of fruit from the younger vines at Ch. du Tertre. A glorious, floral nose of violets and roses lifts from the glass, with hints of vanilla from a year spent in oak barrels. Soft blackberry and cassis fruit are beautifully married on the palate, which offers richness and silky refinement. We thought we would be hard pushed to better the 2015, but this might just pip it.

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{region}Bordeaux{region}
{color}Red{color}
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{maturity-text}Drink now{maturity-text}
{vintage}2016{vintage}
{ratings}
[]The Wine Advocate:: 90/100
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This comes from a marvellous Grand Cru property managed by Alan Vauthier, co-owner of Ch. Ausone. Predominantly Merlot, it is a benchmark Saint-Emilion; the nose rich with Bramble fruit, mocha and vanilla, while the palate is silky and full-bodied. A perfect match for roast lamb or rib of beef.

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{vintage}2016{vintage}{***}

This is the first vintage of our own-label St Julien to be made by Ch. Léoville-Las Cases, one of the finest properties in Bordeaux. Broodingly deep, dark and glossy in the glass, it has a ripe nose of black cherries, crème de cassis and cedar wood. The full-bodied palate is laden with pure blackcurrant fruit, wood-smoke and has a long, complex finish. A blend of 63 percent Merlot and 37 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, the superb 2016 vintage will repay a year or two in the cellar, but is hard to resist now.

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{vintage}2016{vintage}
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This comes from a marvellous Grand Cru property managed by Alan Vauthier, co-owner of Ch. Ausone. Predominantly Merlot, it is a benchmark Saint-Emilion; the nose rich with Bramble fruit, mocha and vanilla, while the palate is silky and full-bodied. Drink now or over the next two years. A perfect match for roast lamb or rib of beef.

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{region}Bordeaux{region}
{color}Red{color}
{maturity}drink-now{maturity}
{maturity-text}Drink now{maturity-text}
{vintage}2015{vintage}
{ratings}
[]International Wine Challenge® 2018-Bronze
[]2018 decanter world wine awards Commended
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Since its first vintage in 2002, “EOC” has come from a single estate in Graves. Surely the finest showing yet, the 2016 is a textbook example of classic, rounded Claret, that can be enjoyed now, or cellared for a year or two. Loaded with rich blackberry fruit, with a warming, woody finish, it will drink as well with a modest midweek meal as it will with the grandest of roasting joints.

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{region}Bordeaux{region}
{color}Red{color}
{maturity}ready-keep{maturity}
{maturity-text}Ready, but will keep{maturity-text}
{vintage}2016{vintage}
{ratings}
[]International Wine Challenge® 2019-Silver
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Deep red cherry in colour and bright with redcurrant, bramble and herbal aromas, this wine perfectly reflects the temperate 2013 vintage in Montalcino. Possessing refreshing acidity, mineral depth and finely integrated tannins, from its time spent in oak botti, the palate is sumptious, elegant and reffined. Made for us by the Luciani family, whose vineyards are located on Montalcino's eastern slopes, this is an example of classical Brunello at it's best. Drink now to 2030.

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{region}Bordeaux{region}
{color}Red{color}
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{maturity-text}Drink now{maturity-text}
{vintage}2013{vintage}
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This wonderfully perfumed Rosso has a bright cherry colour typical of Sangiovese. Brambles, red fruits and wild spices fill the nose, while the supple palate brims with crunchy red and plump black fruit, mineral salinity and a seasoning of Tuscan charm. Time in Slavonian oak and concrete vats has given it gleaming, well-polished tannins. Made for us by San Giorgio in Castelnuovo dell’Abate, this comes from some of the finest, fossil-filled vineyards in the whole of Montalcino. Drink now to 2025.

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{color} Red{color}                                                               {maturity}ready-keep{maturity} {maturity-text}Ready, but will keep{maturity-text}
{vintage}2015{vintage}{***}

Made for us by Davide Rosso, our Barolo offers classic Nebbiolo character and structure. Scented raspberries and cherries are lifted by peach skin, high-toned florals and savoury spice. Accessible and seductive, the opulent texture is balanced by a racy freshness and a core of chalky minerality. Approachable now, this will also age well. Best decanted — and served alongside a rare steak.

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{color} Red{color}                                                               {maturity}ready-keep{maturity} {maturity-text}Ready, but will keep{maturity-text}
{vintage}2014{vintage}{***}

This Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir is a relatively new addition to our Own Selection range, made specially for us by the highly regarded winemaker Jim Clendenen of Au Bon Climat. The 2017 follows a similar flavour profile to the 2016, with raspberries and red cherries, however its riper, juicier bramble fruit and luscious texture display the vintage's generous characteristics. The wine's ripe tannins provide sufficient grip on the finish, balanced by refreshing acidity and spicy complexity.

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{color} Red{color}                                                               {maturity}ready-keep{maturity} {maturity-text}Ready, but will keep{maturity-text}
{vintage}2017{vintage}{***}

Once again, sisters María and Cristina Amézola de la Mora have produced our own-label Rioja. A nose of fresh hedgerow fruit and subtle vanilla leads to a generous but fresh palate of raspberries and blackberries, with hints of cinnamon and exotic spice. The layers of fruit reveal the wine’s complexity and finesse. This is gloriously enticing.

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{color} Red{color}                                                               {maturity}drink-now{maturity} {maturity-text}Drink now{maturity-text}
{vintage}2016{vintage}{***}