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  • 99 points - Best of the bunch

    5th Aug 2026

    99 points - Best of the bunch

    PLEASE NOTE: THE ORDERING WINDOW FOR THESE WINES HAS NOW CLOSED Chateau Lafite Rothschild 2025 En Primeur - 99 points - Best of the bunch! There are some wines which need no introduction to connoisseu…

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  • Angludet - A Customer Favourite

    5th Aug 2026

    Angludet - A Customer Favourite

    PLEASE NOTE: THE ORDERING WINDOW FOR THESE WINES HAS NOW CLOSED A classically styled Margaux shaped by an exceptionally hot and dry growing season, Château Angludet 2025 offers both concentratio…

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  • Vibrant fruit & gorgeous purity

    5th Aug 2026

    Vibrant fruit & gorgeous purity

    PLEASE NOTE: THE ORDERING WINDOW FOR THESE WINES HAS NOW CLOSED Let's face it, the town of Saint Emilion, on the right bank of the pituresque, winding Dordogne River, is a tourist trap. It could be a…

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  • Beaumont - Traditional Claret For Everyone

    5th Aug 2026

    Beaumont - Traditional Claret For Everyone

    PLEASE NOTE: THE ORDERING WINDOW FOR THESE WINES HAS NOW CLOSED "Vive la France!", I hear you cry. Everybody is going to be drinking claret at this price and quality. You know it makes sense. Chateau…

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  • Turkeys voting for Christmas!

    2nd Dec 2024

    Turkeys voting for Christmas!

    There's a very well-known phrase : "Turkeys never vote for Christmas". Thankfully, they don't get to choose! I realise that there are many options for indulging in the upcoming seasonal feastin…

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  • Bordeaux - Draining the swamp

    2nd Sep 2024

    Bordeaux - Draining the swamp

    Did you know that, before all the great Chateaux, the northern-most part of the region of Bordeaux was a swamp? Absolutely true! It was the Dutch who, in the 17th century, with their experience in…

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  • Location, Location, Location

    18th Apr 2024

    Location, Location, Location

    I've often thought about why a particular vineyard can produce an exceptional wine, whereas the next door plot (with an equally talented winemaker) can only come up with, what I would call, a "meh" bo…

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  • King for a day

    6th Oct 2023

    King for a day

    If you look closely at the above image you might notice some luxury, convenience food, "Royal style". Could the King be tucking into a large tub of Cornish vanilla ice cream and the Queen about to enj…

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  • Insider Knowledge: Buying En Primeur

    17th May 2023

    Insider Knowledge: Buying En Primeur

    For those "in the know", the opportunity to buy the greatest Bordeaux wines at very advantageous prices is a smart move, and Frazier's want you to know all about it because we love happy customers!Not…

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  • Age before beauty?

    4th Jul 2022

    Age before beauty?

    Age before beauty? A very well used phrase. When applied to wines, drinking your choice for the weekend means picking a bottle that is at its peak of development. You'll experience all the wine can of…

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