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 more brooding and powerful Volnay, showing the muscular quality that comes from the heavy clay and limestone soils that dominate this large 1.07Ha holding, planted between 1...
This 1er Cru of just 0.6Ha is situated to the eastern extremities of the appellation adjacent to Pommard on a chalk and powdery limestone subsoil. Produced from vine averagin...
A blend of 8 different parcels covering 5 separate terroirs, the largest being just to the south of the village of Vosne Romanée, on a white limestone soil that gives an intense miner...
The steeper slopes of Caillerets, strewn with lumps of limestone and pebbles, lie beside the winery on the southern aspect of the village, and th...
Alban has owned this monopole for a number of years. 0.7ha in size, this 1er cru site is arguably the greatest in Vosne Romanee, adjoining the Grand Cru of ...
This 0.3 plot of 1er Cru is located next to the Grand Cru of Clos de la Roche with a south west exposure on mild slopes called the Cote Rotie. The average a...
Chavy has a small 0.7Ha plot of Clavoillon, situated on the north side with soils of broken limestone and clay. This is a true show stopper!
This 1er Cru is situated just outside the village of Gevrey, adjacent to the Grand Cru of Mazis-Chambertin. Within the Corbeaux vineyards there is a small ...
Situated to the right as you enter Pommard from Beaune, lying on vineyards that slope gently up from the road on the right as you leave Beaune, and adjoining Beaune 1er cru. ...
Situated on the western central edge of the Grand Cru hill, looking south and west to the sleepy town of Chablis, Billaud makes very small quantities of this steely, fo...
This is one of the most highly regarded 1er Crus, situated to the south of the village where the soil is poor with high mineral content. Michelot has just 0...
Produced from 64 year old vines, enjoying an east west exposure to the daily sunshine that sit on a very rocky soil, producing very small grapes. Situated n...
Produced from 48 year old vines which are located adjacent to the Grand Cru of Bonne-Marres. Fermented in 100% new oak and aged for 18 months.
The Demoiselles vineyard, lying to the northern edge of Montrachet and across from the 1er Cru of Pucelles, is owned by just 3 producers. It is argu...