Wine Essentials Case

Well-balanced, rich and satisfying merlot-based claret – with cabernets franc and sauvignon for balance – from the respected Furt family property between Saint-Emilion and the city of Bordeaux. This savoury, traditionally styled wine It will benefit from being decanted for half and hour or so prior to drinking.

The latest incarnation from South African maverlck Duncan Savage is a lighter style, spicy red fruits red ideal served on the cool side.

The run of top-notch vintages in Austria is really showing through, with few finer than this wonderfully refreshing grü-v. Lime zest and minerality shine through, making this a food-friendly white par excellence. A Wine Champion in 2022.

A typical carmenère, in this case from Chile, which is ripe, round, soft and generously fruity.

Rocco Pasetti makes the most attractive example we know of this wine, bursting with gutsy ripe cherry and redcurrant with plenty of spice on the finish. This wine comes from Rocco's home estate, and he is one of the most dynamic grower-producers in the Abruzzo region of eastern Italy, where Appenini meet Adriatic . A man of boundless energy as well as profound knowledge of the local terrain and grape varieties, he has created a model estate and winery to raise the wine to a higher level than is possible in the wine co-operative environment.

This great value refreshing white wine is light-bodied, dry and lemon-scented. Made from cortese (the grape also used for Gavi) in the rolling hills of north-west Italy near Milan, it can be enjoyed simply but rewardingly straight from the fridge.

Joyful, fruity and ever so easy to drink, it's no wonder this is one of our members' favourite Spanish reds.

Fresh unoaked Chilean chardonnay with melony fruit flavours and ripe yet fresh palate. Suitable for vegans.

This popular New Zealand sauvignon is better than ever in the superb 2020 vintage. Made for us by family winery Hunter's, this is attractive and elegant on the nose, with gooseberry and citrus notes, and a smooth refreshing palate.

Unoaked Loire chardonnay for simple pleasure, with subtle floral aromas, light and fresh on the palate.

The 2019 vintage of this delicious Rhône red is as full-bodied as its predecessor of 2018, lusciously fruity and ripe. What makes the difference is the feeling of fresh fruit on the palate, in part thanks to cool breezes coming off of the iconic Mont Ventoux.

A textbook expression of southern French viognier, this exotic, peachy and rich white is a delight with shellfish, ham and melon, or just on its own.