Claret for Drinking Now

One of our best-selling clarets, showing richness, freshness, a fleshy texture and a hint of spicy complexity. This 65-hectare estate is to be found at Cantois, south of Libourne, in the heart of Entre-Deux-Mers. Great value.

Savoury, merlot based claret with plenty of appeal. The addition of 20% cabernet sauvignon to the blend lends structure and grip. Pair with roast lamb or beef. From a well-respected Bordeaux property in the village of Sauveterre-de-Guyenne in the Entre-deux-Mers that has for over 20 years employed workers with disabilities as part of an assistance through work scheme.

Unoaked any-day red from a family-owned property producing good, honest well-priced claret, perfect with steak frites. Fermented in stainless-steel tanks and matured in concrete vats to preserve the fruit freshness this is a blend of 55% merlot and 45% cabernets sauvignon and franc.

A young, vibrant, unoaked Bordeaux combining plump merlot with savoury cabernets franc and sauvignon. Consistently good claret from the highly regarded Furt family. The blend is 75% merlot, 20% cabernet franc and 5% cabernet sauvignon.

Great-value merlot-based blend from a popular château in the elegant 2023 vintage. Sweet red-fruit character from the merlot is complemented by great fragrance and fine, food-friendly tannins thanks to the inclusion of cabernet franc.

This friendly and fresh-tasting claret is one of The Wine Society`s most consistently popular wines. Supplied for over a quarter of a century by family-owned Maison Sichel, the bespoke blend varies from vintage to vintage, but merlot takes the lead role, and the wine is made without any oak to avoid masking its bright, red and black fruit flavours. This is made to be drunk young, on its own or with a wide variety of dishes. The label for this perennial favourite shows three muses that can also be seen on the Grand Theatre opera house in Bordeaux itself.