Luxury Dozen

Firmin Dezat produces one of the best Sancerres we have tasted. It is dry and fruity with a wonderfully delicate bouquet and has great length. Their vineyards have three different types of soil which give added complexity.

Situated in Galicia in north-west Spain, Lagar de Cervera has established an enviable reputation for superb Albariño, with almost cult status in the area. This dry wine has immense elegance and depth of flavour.

From this long established family firm comes a wine with enticing aromas of tropical and citrus fruits that draw you in. The palate is full with more tropical fruit and hints of toffee and vanilla. The finish is long and refreshing.

The first wine produced by Quinta do Francês, it offers a spicy nose and a generous palate bursting with blackberry fruit. Matured for 14 months in new French oak, with the barrels then reused for three years, before being passed on to the Odelouca Red for a further three years.

Ripasso is fermented on the lees of Amarone and so gives this wine a rich, concentrated flavour of black cherries and blackberries together with a mellow smoothness.

Plenty of ripe, fresh red and black fruit aromas with an attractive note of woody herbs and spices. Plenty of chunky fruit on the palate with blueberries and strawberries to the fore, with a warm note of citrus zest lifting the finish.