Category: Bordeaux Wine

On the pour: white Graves

This month in our London Shop’s wine-tasting machines we’re shining a light on Bordeaux. While you’ll find a host of reds, we’re championing one of the region’s superb and undervalued whites 2016 Château Langlet Blanc, Graves What is it? We love Claret as much as any other dedicated oenophile, but Bordeaux’s whites spend far too […]

The comfort of Claret

There are few things more reassuring – or quintessentially British – than Claret. Philip Moulin – a man more devoted to Bordeaux than most – argues that the region’s wines are peerless companions for a Christmas feast Over the years, I’ve had many people tell me (sometimes even those whom I trust) that red Bordeaux, […]

Our anything-but-ordinary labels

Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard’s label is the fourth in our limited-edition series for Good Ordinary Claret. Sitting alongside Sir Paul Smith, Luke Edward Hall and Kate Boxer, the artists and filmmakers are in excellent company.

Bordeaux 2016: elegant, ethereal and outstanding

The 2016 vintage in Bordeaux is unique – offering wines that are both age-worthy and accessible. Peter Newton from our Fine Wine team looks at how the wines from this pivotal vintage are drinking now