Fine Wine
What makes a wine ‘Fine’ can best be described as a reputation – be it centuries old or growing rapidly – for quality, consistency, ageability and a definable ‘character’. Some of these wines display these characteristics to an extent that they can be bought as investments: increasing complexity in age, and thus desirability, combines with a reduction in availability (as the wine is consumed) inflating their value over time - further adding to their status.
Some consider production size to be significant and while boutique producers who operate in the hundreds rather than the tens of thousands of cases can arguably have a greater control over their overall quality output, smaller doesn’t always equal better. Indeed many of the Chateaux of Bordeaux see annual production reaching into the tens of thousands of cases; even the First Growths - Châteaux Margaux, Latour, Mouton Rothschild, Lafite Rothschild and Haut Brion – can produce upwards of 8,000 cases per year. By contrast, the Grand Crus of Burgundy are restricted in their size by ancient legislation meaning total production is naturally capped; in some vintages, just a few barrels can be produced. The same situation exists across the wine-growing world, where quite large volumes of exceptional wines can be made from blends of vineyards and even growing regions, such as Penfolds legendary Grange, but also certain single vineyards can be identified as producing very small volumes of particularly high quality wines of notable character year after year.
There are many regions around the world capable of producing wine of exceptional quality but some of the notable examples include: Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based reds from Bordeaux; Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from Burgundy; in Spain, Tempranillo from Rioja and Ribera del Duero, and Albarino from Galicia; Barolo is produced from Nebbiolo in Piedmont and Sangiovese and Brunello are the mainstays in Tuscany; in California, Cabernet Sauvignon is king but Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are world-class; Shiraz or Syrah is the most famous grape of Australia; Chile and Argentina are home to the finest Malbec; New Zealand is dominated by Sauvignon Blanc; South Africa delivers to world’s finest Chenin Blanc.
Browse our collection and read the critics’ reviews and ratings to understand more before making your choice.
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2022 Gitton, Sancerre, Belles Dames
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2022 Domaine Vacheron, Sancerre, Blanc
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2022 Domaine Vacheron, Sancerre, Pave
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2020 Edmond Vatan, Sancerre, Clos Neore
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2019 Vincent Gaudry, Sancerre, Pour Vous
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2019 Claude Riffault, Sancerre, Chasseignes
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2018 Gitton, Sancerre, Silex Galinot
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2018 Gitton, Sancerre, Herses Silex
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2018 Gitton, Sancerre, Montachins Blanc
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2018 Fontaine Audon, Sancerre
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2017 Gitton, Sancerre, Silex Galinot
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2015 Francois Cotat, Sancerre, Monts Damnes
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2015 Gitton, Sancerre, Romains Blanc
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2014 Edmond Vatan, Sancerre, Clos Neore
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2014 Fontaine Audon, Sancerre
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2013 Francois Cotat, Sancerre, Monts Damnes
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2011 Edmond Vatan, Sancerre, Clos Neore
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1997 Gitton, Sancerre, Silex Galinot
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1996 Gitton, Sancerre, Silex Galinot
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1994 Gitton, Sancerre, Silex Galinot
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