The Society's 150th Celebration Case

A silky smooth blend of 55% cabernet sauvignon and 45% merlot from the superb 2019 vintage, this is now drinking beautifully. With vibrant, refreshing cabernet fruit combining with plump, velvety merlot this is a harmoniously balanced left bank claret of impressive purity and length. A Sunday roast classic. For more on the story of this wine, please scroll down.

The Generation Graves Blanc 2021 is a classic example of the style of dry white Bordeaux that was popular in Britain in the early to mid-twentieth century. For our Generation Series range to celebrate The Society`s 150th Anniversary we collaborated with one of Bordeaux`s most respected château owners and négociants, Dourthe. The result is a classically-styled dry white Bordeaux which displays mouthwatering notes of white peach and citrus, and a long aromatic finish. It can be enjoyed with a wide variety of fish and seafood dishes, poultry, flambéd chicken livers and goats cheese. For more on the story of this wine, please scroll down.

This exclusive Chianti was a winner in our 2024 Wine Champions blind tastings, a testament to the talents of Francesco Ricasoli, whose family has been making wine in Chianti Classico at Castello di Brolio since the 12th century. This traditional-style example has wonderful lift, with red apple and rosemary aromas and great elegance. For a video message from the winemaker, and for more on the story of this wine, please scroll down.

This is an attractive and complex blend of different Mâcon villages with 8% oak-aged wine to contribute principally structure, not aroma, and 19% from a superior appellation included to augment the quality. 2022 is a warm year producing ripe yet fresh fruit with a melony character. For a video message from the winemaker, and for more on the story of this wine, please scroll down.

Altitude and mountain breezes make Vinsobres the ideal place to source a Côtes-du-Rhône, and this example, made for us by our old friends the Jaume family for our 150th anniversary, has bright open fruity notes of cherry and raspberry, ripe tasting but without any heaviness. For a video message from the winemaker, and for more on the story of this wine, please scroll down.

Made for our Generation series of wines to celebrate The Society`s 150th birthday, this comes from Tokaji producer Pajzos. The Tokaji region of north-east Hungary is famed for its intensely sweet and long-lived aszu wines, but the attention of many winemakers has turned to dry wines using the local furmint grapes`s naturally lifted acidity, opulence and flavour profile of apple, quince and stem-ginger to create exciting dry wines. Having now been in bottle for over two years this is developing waxed-lime and toasted notes but will continue to develop with time. For more on the story of this wine, please scroll down.

From sparkling specialists and long-term partner Gratien & Meyer's own Saumur vineyards, this is a classic blend based on the chenin blanc grape variety, with cabernet franc, and a little chardonnay and grolleau. It displays chenin and cabernet's freshness and minerality, its aromas enhanced by a hint of red fruits from the grolleau, rounded on the palate by chardonnay's body and texture. For more on the story of this wine, please scroll down.

A limited release for our 150th is this fruity, plummy and smooth Rioja which is mostly garnacha, the grape most commonly used in Rioja in the 19th century. This has been aged for several years before bottling in 2023, including 10 months in French oak. For a video message from the winemaker, and for more on the story of this wine, please scroll down.

Made in partnership with Maison Jacques Dépagneux, this is a juicy, ripe gamay from from two well-respected growers with well-sited vineyards in Régnié, mainly on southeast facing slopes. The wine, from the excellent 2022 vintage, was matured in stainless steel tanks to ensure maximum fruit expression, depth of flavour and purity. For more on the story of this wine, please scroll down.

In Rioja the era between 1924 and 1974 is notable for the quality of its aged white wines and The Wine Society`s Generation Series Rioja Blanco Reserva is a nod to this historic style, one that has become somewhat eroded in recent times. The wine is aged for 18 months in oak barrels and a further three years in bottle, resulting in a complex white with hints of floral notes and buttery, nutty flavours, soft texture and precise finish. For a video message from the winemaker, and for more on the story of this wine, please scroll down.

Part of our Generation Series of wines made for our 150th Anniversary, this was made especially for us by brothers Bernardo and Nicolo at their family estate Barberani in Umbria. It has a wonderful nectarine, apricot and lime-scented nose, with preserved lemons and floral notes holding the tension and line on the elegant and refreshing palate. For a video message from the winemaker, and for more on the story of this wine, please scroll down.

1972 marked the birth of the denominacion 'Cava' as Spain`s sparkling wine, including the requirement for Cava to follow the traditional method where the second fermentation, which adds the sparkle, occurs within the bottle it is sold in. The small family producer of Sumarroca is behind this wine, aged for over two years on its lees, and then specially for the 150th bottling spends a further year in bottle after being disgorged. This enhances the toasty, appley flavour and mouthfeel, exuding the often underrated high quality of Cava. For more on the story of this wine, please scroll down.