The term En Primeur refers to the process of buying wine that is still in barrel and yet to be bottled, before being released by the Château/Domaine owner onto the global wine market. The wine is usually delivered 2 years after the vintage.
En Primeur is often seen as a way of investing to make money. However, our view of En Primeur is slightly different, in that we see the primary reason as being that of securing your supply of highly sought after wines at the lowest possible price. The wine can be stored in our bonded warehouse in Melton, or you can store it in your own cellar when it arrives into the UK.
When a wine is ready for drinking it is often hard to find on the open market and you end up paying a hefty price for it. Buying En Primeur solves that problem and, more importantly, you are fully convinced of the wine’s provenance.
A lieux-dit vineyard, the blend is 2/3 Syrah and 1/3 Mourvèdre. A wine of real character, produced from exceptionally poor soils that force the vines to work hard and penetr...
This wine takes its name from Fabrice Amiot’s Great Grandmother. It is a blend of 3 plots and vinified 70% in tank and 30%. A wine full of tension, impressive power an...
This is a super, and also very impressive property run by Arnaud Desfontaine and his brother Xavier. The vineyards are perfectly positioned on a grey clay with rock sub...
This wine is produced from 4 ha of vines that are made up of 10 parcels, a stone’s throw from the appellation of Meursault. It is vinified in 500lt barrel, only 2-3% new oak,...
This superb 12ha domaine was created in the 1980’s by Fernand, father of Philippe and Vincent who now run the domaine. Produced from 3 separate parcels surrounding the village of ...
Cissac is a real favourite. Beautifully poised, in the mould of a traditional Cissac style, tightly knit with crunchy fruits and impressive tannins. The alcohol is relatively low and the win...
Produced from 2 plots (Les Long Bois and Les Grandes Terres), covering approximately 1.3 hectares, the vineyards are situated on the lower slopes in the village of Volnay, w...
This delicious wine is produced from 3 plots totalling 3ha, planted a stone’s throw from the Chorey appellation.
Situated close to Château Gruaud Larose and Château Lanessan, this estate possesses top class vineyards producing fruit worthy of Classed Growth status. Our old friend Francois No...
A wonderful, complex and polished style of Pouilly Fuissé, produced from grapes grown on the slate and sand soils of Fuissé blended with the heavier clay and marl soils of Vergisson
From one of our favourite producers, Olivier Merlin is undoubtedly one of the most progressive winemakers in the Maconnias. A quenching, fresh and super expressive wine.
Produced from a single, mid slope 1.5ha plot of 80 year old vines, the soils are very deep in chalky clay. As Marc says, “the vineyard has everything; it is e...
Produced from a single plot in the area of Caromb, nestling on the southern slopes of the Dentelles de Montmirail. It is a little paradise. Just three hectares of vines, but their situation and as...
Production was tiny this vintage, even less than the more recent 2021! The resulting wine is fantastic! Very aromatic, whiffs of wild red fruits, almost Central Otago in style.
Harvested from 12 different parcels, whose exposure varies from North East to South West, planted with vines that average over 50 years of age. Packed with clas...
This property consistently produces wines of Classed Growth status. Owned by the Sichel family and managed since 1989 by Ben, the youngest of the Sichel brothers. The sandy and gravelly soil provides g...
The signature wine of this top domaine, its style is inimitable Chorey les Beaune. Coming from 10 separate plots of vines with an average age of 50 years, planted on clay and sto...
Produced from 50 year old vines, planted on south-east facing vineyards with iron rich soils, this wine is aged in 20% new oak for 12 months oak with a further ...
Produced from vineyards just across the Route N7 from the Châteauneuf-du-Pape vineyards of Château de Beaucastel, this wine makes a mockery of its Côtes du Rhône appellation. The palate is r...
Produced from a 9 ½ hectare Clos (walled vineyard) this is Laurent Combier’s top cuvée. The oldest 4 hectares of the Clos are planted with vines that date...
Produced from 3ha of vineyards split into four separate parcels planted in 1922, 1932, 1949 and 1951 that average over 65 years of age. 100% barrel fermen...
The grapes are produced from a single 0.33ha parcel of vines name Pressonnier, which for 30 years, between 1956 and 1986, had the right to be sold as Gevrey-Chambertin. The vines are 44...
Château Batailley is one of the jewels of the Castéja family and the Borie-Manoux firm. The name of this estate comes from the word ‘bataille’, meaning battle, in memory of...
Martiale and Gaetane Carré are producing some sensational wines at their domaine in Meloisey. Tight, grippy and stylish Pinot Noir from the c...
This family estate is in its second year of transition to organic farming and is really making its mark as one of the rising stars in Burgundy winemaking....
Produced from two separate parcels, 200 metres apart, close to Clos des Mouches, Pommard, hence the more structured and powerful style.
Produced from three parcels of vines in different sectors of the appellation; Les Pargues, towards the village of Préhy, Les Cartes, between the Premiers Crus of ...
Produced from vines that lie on the border of Santenay and Chassagne-Montrachet. The windy exposure ensures clean and healthy grapes whilst the clay and limestone soils,...
Owned by the Schÿler family, Kirwan is on top form since the new winery was installed in 2016. A great reference for the Margaux appellation.
Founded by Irishman Bernard Phélan and then developed by his son, Frank, Château has been one of the benchmarks of the Ste-Estephe appellation since the 19th Century. Bordering Château ...
Harvested from 6 separate plots that lie in front of the 1er cru of Champans, the ‘vieilles vignes’ average over 40 years old. Lush, rounded and balanced with some slatey minerali...