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.
Produced from 2 parcels of vines, planted on limestone and heavy clay soil and situated in the southern half of the appellation looking south from the village. The vines ar...
Assembled from 9 different plots, which form 3 distinct cuvees, subsequently blended after fermentation, all with differing aspects of soil, microclimate and aspect. This w...
The 2.7 ha plot of Le Clos is arguably the finest of the 1er Crus, a new appellation introduced with the 2020 vintage. Encircling the winery and planted with 3 main soil types w...
Produced from grapes grown on 10 separate plots and aged for 16 months in 70% new oak. In 2022 the yields were vastly improved on the meagre 12 hl/ha, coming in at a healthy...
One of Bordeaux most popular Châteaux that offers some very good value. Cantemerle continually outperforms its status.
The small Clos of St Jean lies directly above the village on slopes that adjoin Vergers, and was historically placed alongside some of the ...
This Premier Cru comes under the wider Vaillons appellation, situated on the left bank of the river Serein. The 95yo vines on 161/49 rootstock are planted ...
The smallest of the Grand Cru vineyards. A small plot of only 0.31 ha planted with 53 year old vines. 90% of this wine is fermented in steel tank with the remaining 20% in ...
A healthy crop in 2022 saw yields return to a normal level of 44 hl/ha. The vines are grown on 4 separate plots, abutting the premier crus of Champans, Fremiets and Clos des Ducs, with thin top so...
This wonderful wine comes from 10 separate plots around the village of Puligny, planted to 10,000 vines per ha with an average age of 50 years old, on a...
This renowned property is always extremely popular with our En Primeur buyers as it provides terrific drinking at a relatively sensible price. A...
One of the most popular En Primeur châteaux, always delivering a wine true to its appellation.
The exposure of this property is perfect. Located in front of the chapel, only 200m from Vieux Château Certan and 300m from Château Petrus, Clos de Clocher enjoys a soil that is rich in blue clay.
This is the most prestigious 1er Cru, located on the right bank of the Serein river, south-west facing and not far from the Grand Crus. The vines of this 1 ha vineya...
Named after the small walled vineyard (‘Clos’) that lies huddled down to the front of the estate, this sheltered 0.94ha site enjoys an extra 1°C degree of tem...
Owned by the Bourotte family, this excellent property covers 7 hectares with an ideal exposure, producing classic Pomerol.
Produced from 12 parcels spread around the village but primarily on the Meursault side, totalling 3.5ha, planted with vines that average 50 years old, the ...
This larger vineyard, planted in 1983, lies directly beneath Vergers and gently slopes to the upper reaches of the village and across to the bo...
Produced from a plot situated on the Vosne-Romanée side of Nuits-Saint-Georges and thereby take influences from both villages – the linearity of Nuits-Saint-Geor...
Meaning ‘Orchard’, the vineyard of Vergers is situated at the top of the slope, as it bends north away from the village. The aspect is North East so...
Produced from 7 parcels totalling 1ha, situated adjacent to Grand Cru and 1er Cru vineyards. The vines average 73 years old, the oldest of which are 90 year...
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...
Another Rothschild property produced by the team that makes Lafite, this 46-hectare estate is ever increasing its reputation for excellent, consistent quality...
The impressive 18.5ha property, situated close to the famous Château Angelus, belongs to Americans Denise and Stephen Adams who, with the advice of Michel Rolland and Stéphan...
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...
Owned by the Nony family since 1934, now run by the third generation Jean-Antoine, Château Grand-Mayne exemplifies the values of authenticity and classic simplicity.
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!