Light-bodied red wines

Some wines were just not meant to be blockbusters: among them are red Burgundy, which relies in structure and perfume rather than power, Beaujolais, which packs a fruity rather than fleshy punch, super-digestible Loire cabernet franc, and dry, refreshing, cherry-scented Valpolicella.

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Cuvée Laborie, Pays d'Oc 2024

France 12.5% vol
Grenache Syrah
5 star rating 1 Reviews
The 2024 vintage marks a return to the classic Laborie blend of carignan and ...
Price:£7.75 Bottle
Original price: £93.00 Current price:£83.00 Case of 12

The Society's Chianti Rùfina 2021

Italy 13.5% vol
Sangiovese
4.125 star rating 8 Reviews
Keep an eye out for more Rùfina Chianti's as this cooler subregion is really ...
Price:£9.95 Bottle
Price:£119.00 Case of 12

Sangiovese-Primitivo Cielo Via Mare, Puglia 2023

Italy 12.5% vol
Sangiovese
3.9 star rating 10 Reviews
Juicy, ripe red-cherry and strawberry-scented Italian red from warm yet windy...
Price:£7.25 Bottle
Price:£43.50 Case of 6

Grove Mill Marlborough Pinot Noir 2023

New Zealand 13.5% vol
Pinot Noir
4.5 star rating 2 Reviews
Stylistically a nod to Europe but with the polish and consistency that sets N...
Price:£13.50 Bottle
Price:£162.00 Case of 12

The Society's Exhibition Haut-Médoc 2016

France 13.5% vol
Cabernet Merlot
4.047619 star rating 21 Reviews
Ripe, polished and beautifully balanced Bordeaux, with attractive notes of da...
Price:£16.00 Bottle
Price:£192.00 Case of 12

Gamay, Jacques Dépagneux, Comté Tolosan 2023

France 12% vol
Gamay
4 star rating 3 Reviews
A juicy, fruit-driven gamay from the south of France, with all the exuberance...
Price:£7.75 Bottle
Price:£93.00 Case of 12

The Society's Chinon 2023

France 12.5% vol
Cabernet Franc
3.3333333 star rating 3 Reviews
Made for us by Maison Bougrier in the young, fresh 'brasserie' style we have ...
Price:£9.95 Bottle
Price:£119.00 Case of 12

Cahors, Clos La Coutale 2022

France 13% vol
Malbec/Cot
5 star rating 1 Reviews
From well-sited vines in the Lot Valley, this is always a sound benchmark win...
Price:£10.50 Bottle
Price:£126.00 Case of 12

Val de Loire Gamay, Huteau Boulanger 2023

France 12.5% vol
Gamay
3.7777777 star rating 9 Reviews
Generous young Loire gamay with deep colour, gentle blue and black-fruit frag...
Price:£9.50 Bottle
Price:£57.00 Case of 6

Carinus Family Vineyards Syrah, Stellenbosch 2022

South Africa 13.5% vol
Syrah/Shiraz
5 star rating 1 Reviews
Danie Carinus owns some of the most sought-after vineyards in Stellenbosch's ...
Price:£14.95 Bottle
Price:£89.50 Case of 6

Val de Loire Malbec, Domaine des Rochelles, J. Lebreton 2022

France 11% vol
Malbec/Cot
3.5 star rating 4 Reviews
The Lebretons are better known for their cellar-worthy Anjou cabernets but ha...
Price:£9.25 Bottle
Price:£111.00 Case of 12

Syrah-Mourvèdre, Côtes de Thongue, Domaine La Condamine L'Evêque 2022

France 13% vol
Syrah Mourvedre
3.631579 star rating 19 Reviews
The Bascou family are farmers who grow grapes and olives in the Languedoc. Se...
Price:£8.50 Bottle
Price:£102.00 Case of 12

Beaujolais, Domaine des Joséphins 2021

France 12.5% vol
Gamay
5 star rating 1 Reviews
Soft and scented, this wine comes from a small domaine which produces benchma...
Price:£10.95 Bottle
Price:£131.00 Case of 12

Vanguardist La Petite Vanguard Barossa Valley GSM Field Blend 2023

Australia 12.2% vol
Grenache Syrah Mourvedre
4.3333335 star rating 3 Reviews
The same wine that was in the more premium V range in the 2022 vintage, but n...
Original price: £16.50 Current price:£14.95 Bottle
Original price: £198.00 Current price:£179.00 Case of 12 (out of stock)

Cuvée Laborie, Pays d'Oc 2023 Bag-in-Box (2.25 litre)

France 13.5% vol
Grenache Syrah
4 star rating 4 Reviews
Laborie has been given a bit of a makeover with a slightly different blend to...
Price:£19.50 Box
Price:£78.00 Case of 4

The Society's French Pinot Noir 2023 Bag-in-Box (2.25 litre)

France 13% vol
Pinot Noir
5 star rating 1 Reviews
A pinot to delight the senses: fresh, round and fruity with a hint of cherry ...
Price:£22.00 Box
Price:£88.00 Case of 4

Château du Puch, Bordeaux 2020

France 12.5% vol
Merlot
2.5 star rating 8 Reviews
Savoury, merlot based claret with plenty of appeal. The addition of 20% caber...
Price:£7.95 Bottle
Price:£95.00 Case of 12

The Society's French Pinot Noir 2023 rPET bottle

France 13% vol
Pinot Noir
3 star rating 5 Reviews
A pinot to delight the senses: fresh, round and fruity with a hint of cherry ...
Price:£8.25 Bottle
Price:£99.00 Case of 12

Marcillac 'Lo Sang del Pais', Domaine du Cros 2023

France 13% vol
Fer
5 star rating 1 Reviews
These steep, iron-rich slopes ion south-west France have been good vineyard c...
Price:£10.95 Bottle
Price:£131.00 Case of 12

The Society's Exhibition Marlborough Pinot Noir 2022

New Zealand 13% vol
Pinot Noir
3.5 star rating 2 Reviews
A prime example of the fresh, red-fruited and delicately floral pinot which i...
Price:£16.50 Bottle
Price:£198.00 Case of 12

Valpolicella, Tenuta Novare 2023

Italy 12% vol
Corvina
3.6 star rating 5 Reviews
Made in a modern, crunchy-fruit style, this delicious northern Italian red ha...
Price:£11.95 Bottle
Price:£71.50 Case of 6

Chinon 'Le Temps des Cerises', Domaine de la Noblaie 2023

France 12.5% vol
Cabernet Franc
4 star rating 6 Reviews
A delightful expression of Loire cabernet franc to serve on the cooler side, ...
Price:£12.95 Bottle
Price:£155.00 Case of 12

Miles Mossop Chapter One Cinsault, Swartland 2022

South Africa 12.5% vol
Cinsault
0 star rating 0 Reviews
From a 26-year-old vineyard just outside Malmesbury, around 50% whole-bunch, ...
Original price: £19.00 Current price:£15.50 Bottle
Original price: £114.00 Current price:£93.00 Case of 6

Half bottle of Chinon ‘Le Temps des Cerises', Domaine de la Noblaie 2023

France 12.5% vol
Cabernet Franc
3 star rating 2 Reviews
Delightful expression of Loire cabernet franc to serve on the cooler side, pu...
Price:£7.25 Half Bottle
Price:£87.00 Case of 12

Barbera Piedmont Vinchio Vaglio Le Tane 2023 Bag-in-Box (3 litre)

Italy 13% vol
Barbera
3.6666667 star rating 3 Reviews
A great fresh blackberry and redcurrant-scented barbera, with intense fruit a...
Price:£29.00 Box
Price:£116.00 Case of 4

Gamay, Jacques Dépagneux, Comté Tolosan 2024

France 11.5% vol
Gamay
0 star rating 0 Reviews
A juicy, fruit-driven gamay from the south of France, with all the exuberance...
Price:£7.75 Bottle
Price:£93.00 Case of 12

Pinot Nero Veneto, Ca' di Alte 2022

Italy 12.5% vol
Pinot Noir
3 star rating 2 Reviews
This pinot nero shows the benefits of the vineyard's high elevations, which c...
Price:£8.95 Bottle
Price:£53.50 Case of 6

Geyerhof StockWerk Zweigelt, Kremstal 2022

Austria 12% vol
Zweigelt
3.25 star rating 4 Reviews
Light, bright and juicy Austrian red made using biodynamic practises. Where s...
Price:£12.95 Bottle
Price:£77.50 Case of 6

The Winery of Good Hope Full Berry Pinotage Coastal 2023

South Africa 12.5% vol
Pinotage
0 star rating 0 Reviews
A more modern approach to pinotage produced in a similar way to Beaujolais to...
Price:£9.95 Bottle
Price:£59.50 Case of 6

Fleurie Origines, Domaine Grégoire Hoppenot 2022

France 13% vol
Gamay
0 star rating 0 Reviews
A beautifully floral expression of Fleurie from rising star Grégoire Hoppenot...
Price:£16.00 Bottle
Price:£192.00 Case of 12

Touraine Duo, Domaine de la Renaudie 2022

France 12.8% vol
5 star rating 1 Reviews
Delightful 50:50 blend of cabernet franc and côt (the Loire's traditional nam...
Price:£11.95 Bottle
Price:£143.00 Case of 12

El Pacto Ojo Gallo, Rioja 2022

Spain 13% vol
Grenache/Garnacha
0 star rating 0 Reviews
From a vineyard planted in 1957 to a mix of red and white grapes – garnacha, ...
Price:£16.00 Bottle
Price:£96.00 Case of 6

Duché d'Uzès Les Perrasières, Domaine Camp Galhan 2022

France 13% vol
Syrah/Shiraz
4 star rating 1 Reviews
A delicious syrah from vineyards at the western edge of the Rhône Valley, bey...
Price:£12.50 Bottle
Price:£75.00 Case of 6

The Society's French Pinot Noir 2023

France 13% vol
Pinot Noir
4.105263 star rating 19 Reviews
Can you still find good under-£10 pinot noir that reflects the character of t...
Price:£8.50 Bottle
Price:£102.00 Case of 12 (out of stock)

Szekszárdi Cuvée, Sebestyen 2020

Hungary 13.5% vol
Kekfrankos
3.8 star rating 5 Reviews
Csilla and her brother, Csaba, are leading the charge in Hungary's Szekszárd ...
Price:£11.50 Bottle
Price:£69.00 Case of 6

Lubanzi Cinsault, Swartland 2024

South Africa 13.5% vol
Cinsault
0 star rating 0 Reviews
Bright and juicy cinsault from the on-trend South African region of Swartland...
Price:£10.95 Bottle
Price:£131.00 Case of 12

Syrah-Viognier, Signé, Domaine Cuilleron 2021

France 12% vol
Syrah/Viognier
3.5 star rating 2 Reviews
A little viognier, co-fermented with syrah, produces a Côte-Rôtie-like wine t...
Price:£17.00 Bottle
Price:£102.00 Case of 6

Vin de Savoie Mondeuse Terres Rouge, Jean-François Quénard 2022

France 12% vol
Mondeuse
0 star rating 0 Reviews
From Savoie, this is a delightful, full-flavoured example of mondeuse, a deci...
Price:£21.00 Bottle
Price:£252.00 Case of 12

Crozes-Hermitage, Domaine Pochon 2022

France 13% vol
Syrah/Shiraz
0 star rating 0 Reviews
Etienne Pochon makes a style of Crozes that is fruity and uncomplicated, deli...
Price:£17.50 Bottle
Price:£210.00 Case of 12

Pinot Noir, Domaine Paul Ginglinger 2023

France 12.5% vol
Pinot Noir
2 star rating 1 Reviews
A delicate and seductive pinot that has lots of perfume and bright, crunchy r...
Price:£15.50 Bottle
Price:£186.00 Case of 12

Pinot Noir, Léon Beyer 2022

France 12.5% vol
Pinot Noir
0 star rating 0 Reviews
Young, fragrant and well-structured pinot from a classic house in their dry h...
Price:£18.50 Bottle
Price:£222.00 Case of 12

Crozes-Hermitage, Domaine Pochon 2021

France 12.5% vol
Syrah/Shiraz
3 star rating 1 Reviews
Etienne Pochon makes a style of Crozes that is fruity and uncomplicated. It c...
Price:£17.00 Bottle
Price:£204.00 Case of 12

The Wine Society's Generation Series Portuguese Red 2021

Portugal 12.5% vol
3 star rating 13 Reviews
Inspired by the history of early Portuguese reds, and made to celebrate our 1...
Price:£17.50 Bottle
Price:£105.00 Case of 6

Pinot Noir Clos Saint Landelin, Muré 2017

France 13% vol
Pinot Noir
0 star rating 0 Reviews
A special site for pinot noir in Alsace, the vines here came from Tollot-Beau...
Price:£48.00 Bottle
Price:£576.00 Case of 12

Angus Paul 'Diapsalmata' Cinsault, Stellenbosch 2023

South Africa 12.5% vol
Cinsault
0 star rating 0 Reviews
From one of the Cape's rising stars comes this evocative cinsault from a patc...
Price:£22.00 Bottle
Price:£132.00 Case of 6

Cuvée Laborie, Pays d'Oc 2023

France 13.5% vol
Grenache Syrah
2.96 star rating 50 Reviews
Uncomplicated charm doesn`t get more charming than this. A popular southern F...
Out of stock
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Cantoiseau Rouge, Vin de France 2024

France 12% vol
Carignan Grenache
4.6666665 star rating 3 Reviews
A well-rounded, soft, fruity red from the Languedoc. There's a touch of spice...
Due back in stock soon

Pinot Noir, Domaine Paul Ginglinger 2022

France 12.5% vol
Pinot Noir
3 star rating 4 Reviews
A beautiful young Alsace pinot with floral perfume, structured but sweet silk...
Out of stock
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Faugères L'Ampoule Rouge, Château la Liquière 2022

France 13.5% vol
Cinsault
4 star rating 1 Reviews
A majority of cinsault helps to create an attractively, rounded and fruity re...
Out of stock
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Cantoiseau Rouge, Vin de France 2023

France 12.5% vol
Carignan Grenache
4.214286 star rating 14 Reviews
A well-rounded, soft, fruity red from the Languedoc. There's a touch of spice...
Out of stock
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Saint-Joseph Les Pierres, Pierre Gaillard 2020

France 14.5% vol
Syrah/Shiraz
5 star rating 1 Reviews
A full-flavoured syrah from the northern Rhône and from a fine vintage. This ...
Out of stock
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