Exhibition Picks Case

Australia's Margaret River is home to some of the world's finest cabernet sauvignon so it's been a pleasure to work with Vasse Felix, the founding winery of the region, to produce this example exclusively for members. The nose is wonderfully inviting, silky and black-fruit driven, while the palate is full-bodied, pristine and elegant.

Concentrated, richly fruity and succulent, this is a delicious example of Moulin-à-Vent. One-fifth of the wine was aged in used oak barrels, more to round out the tannins than to contribute any oak aroma.

‘Smart and great value,’ opined Joanna Locke MW about this attractive Haut-Médoc from Château Beaumont during our Wine Champions blind tastings this year. An inviting nose of rich berry fruit and spice gives way to notes of cedar and sandalwood. This classy claret is ready to drink now, but will also improve if you have the patience.

Elegant, crisp Italian white from Soave's leading light, Pieropan. 80% garganega, from a vineyard above the famous Calvarino plot, with 20% trebbiano di Soave from Calvarino itself, it boasts delicious oyster-shell, apple and lemon flavours.

Elegant, mineral, citrusy and crisp New Zealand sauvignon which is a nod in style to the classic sauvignons of France, rather than the more opulent Marlborough stereotype. This is pretty on the nose, with crisp apple and elderflower notes. The palate is focused, infinitely refreshing and shows bright lemon and gooseberry notes.

Our latest vintage from chenin aficionado Chris Alheit, made from offcuts from his Alheit Vineyards range, part barrel-fermented and matured a little longer on the fine lees in 2021, bringing extra breadth and some toasty richness.