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.
Harvested from 10 separate plots, totaling 3.8ha, that surround the Village and border the main road. Fermented in tank, then 70/20 transferred into a mixture of 500lt and 300...
A wonderful example of cool climate Pinot Noir, the grapes were harvested on the 18th September. Produced from 3 plots (Les Long Bois and Les Grandes Terres), covering approximately...
This finely situated plot of only 0.3ha touches the Pommard 1er Cru Epenots at the southern limit of the appellation. Seductive, fresh and laden with intense red berry fru...
Natalie was delighted to experience a return to the sort of vintage her Father and Grandfather took as normal. “Back to the old days! She quipped. Strawberry Fields forever!
This is a cracking little wine that punches way above its appellation. Produced from vines aged between 35 and 40 years old, planted in the villages of Chasselas and Solutré...
This is a highly regarded Château under the same ownership as Château Beychevelle. Bolstered in 2022 by a higher than normal proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine is a real puncher...
This is a classic Cissac – a meaty, structured wine with chalky tannins that will undoubtedly age well. 2022 is a vintage of true depth and richness!
From one of our favourite producers, Olivier Merlin is undoubtedly one of the most progressive winemakers in the Maconnais, and in 2021 he lost a ‘mere’ 60% of his crop. A gen...
In honour of Pierre Bourotte’s grandfather, Jean-Baptiste Audy, this is a wine of power and depth, produced from the oldest Merlot vines of the proper...
The prestige wine from this domaine, produced from 100% Syrah. This is Minervois at its very best. Powerful with a superb intensity of rich and voluptuous ripe black fruits and finely b...
The grapes come from a number of vineyards around the 5 sub regions of Pouilly, taking advantage of the slate and sandy soils of Fuissé blended with the heavier clay and marl soils of...
Classified for its red and white wines, Château Olivier is surrounded by forest that not only influences the property’s micro-climate, but which has given it 8 hec...
The fruit is harvested from 4 different plots, fermented in oak foudre with 20% whole cluster and 80% destemmed. Olivier produces wines that are so seductive in style, fragrant, fresh an...
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 ...
Harvested from 2ha of vines from 12 different parcels, whose exposure varies from North East to South West, planted with vines that are between 55-75 y...
This is a super little Château that always performs extremely well. Rich and velvety with charming black fruits, ripe plums and overtones of liquorice, balanced by a j...
Classified for both red and white wines, Château Olivier is surrounded by forest that not only influences the property’s micro-climate, but which has given...
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 d...
Produced from 3ha of vineyards split into four separate parcels planted in 1922, 1932, 1949 and 1951 that average over 65 years of age. In 2021 Olivier made ju...
This domaine is the dominant landowner of this lieu-dit with a 1.7 ha limestone plot of late ripening vines, some of which are 50 yea...
A bit of a rarity but what tremendous value! The vineyards are high altitude, south facing in the north of the Nuits-St-Georges appellation...
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 p...
This small 0.3 ha plot produces only 9 barrels a year. A very seductive Gevrey-Chambertin, carefully yet robustly structured. A wonderful complex and y...
This family estate, run now by brother and sister Martial and Gaëtane Carré is in its third year of transition to organic farming and is really maki...
Martiale and Gaetane Carré continue to produce some sensational wines at their domaine in Melosiey. This is a joyful, ‘smiley’ mid-week Red Burgundy,...
Situated in Parempuyre in the southern Medoc, this 25 ha property dates back to the 14th century. Now in the ownership Clément Fayat, who also owns Château La Dominique in St Emili...
This is classic Pinot Noir, produced from two separate parcels, 200 metres apart, close to Pommard, which yields a more structured and powerful style. This wine is constr...
Harvested from 2 parcels, a 0.33ha parcel of 45yo vines named Pressonnier, which for 30 years, between 1956 and 1986, had the right to be sold as Gevrey-Chambertin.. There is also a p...
Super ripe black fruits, this is simply dripping with ripeness yet there is an excellent balancing freshness and beautifully singing tannins.
This superb 10ha domaine was created in the 1980’s by Fernand, father of Philippe and Vincent who now run the domaine. The wines are very exciting and sumptuous, brimming with e...
A blend of 80% Marsanne and 20% Roussanne from the lower slopes towards the village of Cornas, this is a lovely, concentrated wine, tight and fresh showing vitality ...
Château Batailley 2022 will be dressed with a special label, for En Primeur buyers only, with a special label in honour of HM Queen Elizabeth II. One of the jewels of the C...
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