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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Domaine Laborie, Pays d'Oc 2022

France Grenache/Garnacha
4.76 star rating 25 Reviews
Full of deliciously ripe and brambly fruit, this blend of grenache noir (70%)...
Price:£6.95 Bottle
Price:£83.00 Case of 12

The Society's French Pinot Noir 2022

France Pinot Noir
4.66667 star rating 6 Reviews
A pinot to delight the senses: fresh, round and fruity with a hint of cherry ...
Price:£7.95 Bottle
Price:£95.00 Case of 12

Cantoiseau Rouge, Vin de France 2022

France Carignan Grenache
3.8 star rating 5 Reviews
A soft-textured French red, fruity with a touch of spice, and good value, thi...
Price:£6.75 Bottle
Price:£81.00 Case of 12

The Society’s Chianti Rùfina 2020

Italy Sangiovese
4.5 star rating 2 Reviews
This wine comes from the Galiga e Vetrice estate in the commune of Rùfina, th...
Price:£9.25 Bottle
Price:£111.00 Case of 12

Château La Croix d'Hourquet, Bordeaux 2021

France Merlot
3.41667 star rating 12 Reviews
A soft, round and easy-drinking petit château claret delivering plenty of Bor...
Price:£6.95 Bottle
Price:£41.50 Case of 6

Château Lamothe Saint Germain, Bordeaux 2021

France Merlot
3.8 star rating 5 Reviews
A fresh and lighter-weight wine in 2021 due to the cooler growing conditions ...
Price:£7.25 Bottle
Price:£87.00 Case of 12

Casa Ferreirinha Esteva, Douro 2021

Portugal
0 star rating 0 Reviews
Modern Douro red from one of the giants of the industry. With fresh red and b...
Price:£8.50 Bottle
Price:£51.00 Case of 6

Gamay, Jacques Dépagneux, Vin de France 2020

France Gamay
3.69697 star rating 33 Reviews
Fruit-driven southern French gamay, round, juicy and with the exuberance of y...
Price:£7.25 Bottle
Price:£87.00 Case of 12

Saumur Rouge ‘Les Plantagenêts' Cabernet Franc 2021

France Cabernet Franc
4.2 star rating 5 Reviews
‘Juicy, textbook, ripe cabernet franc’, ‘beautiful haunting leafy fruit’ and,...
Price:£9.25 Bottle
Price:£111.00 Case of 12

Château d'Emeringes, Beaujolais-Villages Vieilles Vignes 2021

France Gamay
3.16667 star rating 6 Reviews
This château, now sadly in disrepair, is high up in the northern hills near J...
Price:£9.50 Bottle
Original price: £114.00 Current price:£108.00 Case of 12

Sangiovese-Primitivo Cielo Via Mare, Puglia 2021

Italy Sangiovese
4 star rating 5 Reviews
A curious blend of sangiovese and primitivo from the heel of Italy, Puglia. S...
Price:£6.75 Bottle
Price:£40.50 Case of 6

Val de Loire 'La Muse' Gamay, Huteau Boulanger 2022

France Gamay
3.5 star rating 2 Reviews
A 2023 Wine Champion. That gamay thrives in the Loire was a point delicously ...
Price:£9.25 Bottle
Price:£55.50 Case of 6

Half bottle of The Society's Beaujolais Pierres Dorées 2021

France Gamay
5 star rating 2 Reviews
A soft, fresh and fruity Beaujolais from the acclaimed Pierres Dorées region ...
Price:£5.95 Half Bottle
Price:£142.00 Case of 24

The Society's Exhibition Haut-Médoc 2016

France Cabernet Merlot
3.7 star rating 10 Reviews
Ripe, polished and beautifully balanced Bordeaux, with attractive notes of da...
Price:£16.00 Bottle
Price:£192.00 Case of 12

The Society's Exhibition Crozes-Hermitage 2021

France Syrah/Shiraz
3.4 star rating 5 Reviews
The Exhibition brief is to express a vineyard in greater depth than the broad...
Price:£14.50 Bottle
Price:£174.00 Case of 12

Beaujolais-Villages Cuvée Annie, Jacques Dépagneux 2020

France Gamay
3.75 star rating 8 Reviews
Beaujolais had an excellent Wine Champions outing in 2023, with three winners...
Price:£8.95 Bottle
Price:£107.00 Case of 12

Valpolicella, Tenuta Novare 2022

Italy Corvina
3.66667 star rating 6 Reviews
Helping Italy to retain pole position for quality and value in our 2023 Wine ...
Price:£11.75 Bottle
Price:£70.50 Case of 6

Chinon 'Confidences', Famille Bougrier 2022

France Cabernet Franc
0 star rating 0 Reviews
Fresh young Loire cabernet franc with deep colour, smooth palate, red- and-bl...
Price:£9.75 Bottle
Price:£58.50 Case of 6

Marcel Malbec, du Cèdre, Vin de France 2020

France Malbec/Cot
2.66667 star rating 3 Reviews
Made from Cahors fruit and from one of the top estates in this part of south-...
Price:£7.75 Bottle
Price:£46.50 Case of 6

Touraine Gamay, Famille Bougrier 2022

France Gamay
4 star rating 3 Reviews
Fruity and moreish Loire gamay, with good colour and juicy, floral, red fruit...
Price:£9.25 Bottle
Price:£55.50 Case of 6

Crozes-Hermitage, Domaine Pochon 2020

France Syrah/Shiraz
0 star rating 0 Reviews
‘Classy and well-proportioned with unadulterated blackberry and blackcurrant ...
Price:£14.95 Bottle
Price:£179.00 Case of 12

Pinot Noir Classic, Famille Hugel 2020

France Pinot Noir
0 star rating 0 Reviews
The good run of Alsace vintages continues with this bright, delicately textur...
Price:£13.50 Bottle
Price:£162.00 Case of 12

Marcillac ‘Lo Sang del Pais', Domaine du Cros 2021

France Fer
3.5 star rating 2 Reviews
These steep, iron-rich slopes in south-west France have been good vineyard co...
Price:£10.50 Bottle
Price:£126.00 Case of 12

Grove Mill Marlborough Pinot Noir 2022

New Zealand Pinot Noir
0 star rating 0 Reviews
Stylistically a nod to Europe but with the polish and consistency that sets N...
Price:£12.95 Bottle
Price:£155.00 Case of 12

The Winery of Good Hope Full Berry Pinotage Coastal 2022

South Africa Pinotage
4 star rating 1 Reviews
A modern lighter style pinotage from South Africa, made in a similar way to B...
Price:£9.25 Bottle
Price:£111.00 Case of 12

Kékfrankos, Ostoros 2022

Hungary Kekfrankos
1 star rating 1 Reviews
Bright, crunchy, peppery kékfrankos from the Eger PDO just north-east of Buda...
Price:£8.25 Bottle
Price:£49.50 Case of 6

Duché d'Uzès Les Perrasières, Domaine Camp Galhan 2022

France Syrah/Shiraz
0 star rating 0 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

Etna Rosso Monte Gorna, Nicosia 2019

Italy Nerello Mascalese
0 star rating 0 Reviews
From volcanic soil, this elegant red has a wet-stone and redcurrant perfume, ...
Price:£14.50 Bottle
Price:£87.00 Case of 6 (out of stock)

Half bottle Chinon Temps des Cerises, Domaine de la Noblaie 2022

France Cabernet Franc
0 star rating 0 Reviews
Refreshing Loire cabernet franc with bright fruit and supple tannins, this is...
Price:£6.50 Bottle
Price:£78.00 Case of 12

Bardolino Le Fraghe 2022

Italy Corvina
0 star rating 0 Reviews
Matilde Poggi makes the best Bardolino we know with a light touch. It is frag...
Price:£12.50 Bottle
Price:£75.00 Case of 6

Geyerhof StockWerk Zweigelt, Kremstal 2020

Austria Zweigelt
4 star rating 2 Reviews
The best ever vintage of this wine, coinciding with the first time the winery...
Price:£14.95 Bottle
Price:£89.50 Case of 6

Château Bel-Air Lagrave, Moulis-en-Médoc 1998

France Cabernet Merlot
3.125 star rating 8 Reviews
Supple and silky-textured, fully mature claret for drinking over the next few...
Price:£27.00 Bottle
Price:£324.00 Case of 12

Vadio, Bairrada 2019

Portugal Baga
0 star rating 0 Reviews
Elegant Bairrada from a small family-owned estate, where the local baga grape...
Price:£14.95 Bottle
Price:£179.00 Case of 12

Quinta da Pedra Alta 'Pedra a Pedra' Clarete, Douro 2021

Portugal
4 star rating 3 Reviews
Light and fragrant expression of a traditional Douro style, to serve cool, wi...
Price:£12.95 Bottle
Price:£77.50 Case of 6

Château Saint Estève, Rondoletto, IGP Méditerranée 2021

France Cinsault
5 star rating 1 Reviews
The cinsault grape is the secret behind this attractively refreshing, light-t...
Price:£10.95 Bottle
Price:£65.50 Case of 6

'Nightjar' Pinot Noir, Blackbook 2021

England Pinot Noir
0 star rating 0 Reviews
Sergio Verillo's 2021 Nightjar pinot is an elegant, classically styled red wi...
Price:£23.50 Bottle
Price:£282.00 Case of 12

Val de Loire Gamay, Domaine La Tour Beaumont 2022

France Gamay
0 star rating 0 Reviews
From the Haut-Poitou region, south of Touraine in the Loire, this is a deeply...
Price:£10.50 Bottle
Price:£63.00 Case of 6

Beaujolais, Domaine des Joséphins 2021

France Gamay
0 star rating 0 Reviews
Soft and scented, this wine comes from a small domaine which produces benchma...
Price:£10.50 Bottle
Price:£126.00 Case of 12

Lavradores de Feitoria Douro, 2021

Portugal
0 star rating 0 Reviews
A blend of traditional Douro grapes, with bright, sweet berry fruit and fragr...
Price:£12.95 Bottle
Original price: £155.00 Current price:£147.00 Case of 12

Beaujolais Villages Les Vignes de Lantignié, J-M Burgaud 2021

France Gamay
0 star rating 0 Reviews
The Burgaud family has for years tended vines in Lantigné, one of the best so...
Price:£12.50 Bottle
Price:£150.00 Case of 12

Mac Forbes Coldstream Villages Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2021

Australia Pinot Noir
0 star rating 0 Reviews
Mac's pinots are effortlessly elegant and pristine. This has a vibrant ruby c...
Price:£29.00 Bottle
Price:£174.00 Case of 6

Nocera Sicilia, Planeta 2020

Italy
0 star rating 0 Reviews
From a single scenic vineyard overlooking the Strait of Messina, the rare ind...
Original price: £17.50 Current price:£15.50 Bottle
Original price: £105.00 Current price:£93.00 Case of 6

Domaine du Mage, Cerisier Sauvage, Côtes de Gascogne 2020

France Merlot
3.4 star rating 5 Reviews
This is a lovely, fruit-driven red from Gascony, made from an unusual mix of ...
Price:£9.50 Bottle
Price:£57.00 Case of 6

Natte Valleij Cinsault, Stellenbosch 2021

South Africa Cinsault
0 star rating 0 Reviews
Our first wine from Alex Milner who has made the lighter, modern expression o...
Price:£25.00 Bottle
Price:£150.00 Case of 6

Touraine Cuvée Albert Denis, Domaine de la Renaudie 2021

France Malbec/Cot
0 star rating 0 Reviews
A fragrant, light and gently textured Loire expression of the malbec grape wi...
Price:£11.50 Bottle
Price:£138.00 Case of 12

Crozes-Hermitage Les Jalets, Paul Jaboulet Aîné 2019

France Syrah/Shiraz
3 star rating 2 Reviews
Les Jalets is essentially made from younger vines grown on the Thalabert vine...
Price:£16.00 Bottle
Price:£192.00 Case of 12

Château Bel-Air Lagrave, Moulis-en-Médoc 2001

France Cabernet Merlot
3.5 star rating 4 Reviews
Mellow and sweetly scented in 2001. Soft, easy-drinking and very satisfying c...
Price:£27.00 Bottle
Price:£324.00 Case of 12

Crozes-Hermitage, Domaine Pochon 2021

France Syrah/Shiraz
0 star rating 0 Reviews
Etienne Pochon makes a style of Crozes that is fruity and uncomplicated. It c...
Price:£14.95 Bottle
Price:£179.00 Case of 12

Château Brane-Cantenac, Margaux 2014

France Cabernet Sauvignon
3 star rating 1 Reviews
The 2014 is an exceptional Brane-Cantenac. It has a supple, elegant fruit cha...
Price:£60.00 Bottle
Price:£360.00 Case of 6

Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil ‘Les Rouillères', Domaine Frédéric Mabileau 2020

France Cabernet Franc
0 star rating 0 Reviews
The first vintage made by Frédéric's son Rémy, and very much in the domaine s...
Price:£16.00 Bottle
Price:£192.00 Case of 12

Fleurie Les Moriers, Domaine Grégoire Hoppenot 2021

France Gamay
0 star rating 0 Reviews
From the excellent Les Moriers vineyard and a rising-star producer, this fres...
Price:£20.00 Bottle
Price:£120.00 Case of 6

Chinon 'Les Cornuelles', Domaine Serge et Bruno Sourdais 2014

France Cabernet Franc
3.25 star rating 4 Reviews
From Bruno Sourdais' oldest vines in a fine, healthy but structured vintage i...
Price:£16.00 Bottle
Price:£96.00 Case of 6

Fleurie Origines, Domaine Grégoire Hoppenot 2021

France Gamay
3.33333 star rating 3 Reviews
An appealingly floral Beaujolais from the heart of the cru and a producer vot...
Price:£14.50 Bottle
Price:£174.00 Case of 12

Manseng Noir, Plaimont, 2022

France Manseng
1 star rating 2 Reviews
Deeply coloured red from a grape that was presumed lost in the phylloxera cri...
Price:£10.95 Bottle
Price:£65.50 Case of 6

Mac Forbes Woori Yallock Ferguson Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2020

Australia Pinot Noir
0 star rating 0 Reviews
Elegant, light pinot noir with redcurrant and earthy aromas developing into s...
Price:£49.00 Bottle
Price:£294.00 Case of 6

Brézème Rouge, Domaine de Bréseyme 2017

France Syrah/Shiraz
0 star rating 0 Reviews
Full-flavoured, ripe-tasting syrah from a tiny enclave of vines somewhat betw...
Price:£22.00 Bottle
Price:£132.00 Case of 6 (out of stock)

Langhe Freisa Bonina, Paitin 2021

Italy Freisa
0 star rating 0 Reviews
Freisa used to be known unflatteringly as nebbiolo's less-sophisticated uncle...
Price:£18.50 Bottle
Price:£111.00 Case of 6

Kékfrankos, Feind 2022

Hungary Kekfrankos
0 star rating 0 Reviews
Kékfrankos is Hungary's finest red grape and this is a pure and lightly oaked...
Price:£8.95 Bottle
Price:£53.50 Case of 6