"Thought this was really nice. Colour seemed a bit thin at first glance but bursting with lovely deep fruit on the nose and the palate. Nice bit of tannin and spice to finish off. As others have said, a great wine for quaffing on its own which slips down very easily. "

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"Like many reviewers here I found this smooth, balanced and perfectly pleasant without being particularly memorable. A good red for drinking without food, however."

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"Soft, fruity, and err...thats it. Nothing wrong with it but entirely forgetable. Far more interesting wines at similar price point elsewhere in the WS."

"For the price, this is a thoroughly delectable wine. On the nose it's got nice hints of blackcurrant and forest floor; on the palate a mild sweetness and very moreish. "

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"I tend to agree with Mr Worth. There is nothing wrong with this wine per se. Its just a bit thin and somewhat characterless, even given its appropriately modest price point. It can be most accurately and completely described as "red wine". I think there is much more interest to be had elsewhere on the society list for the same money "

"Mr Wright is right. Decent balance of fruit and spice, soft palate. Very, very good value."

"Delicious quaffing wine with a lovely acidity that helps it slip down a treat. Much prefer this to the French Red it replaced. Great value fir money. "

"Would give 3.5 if that were an option. Nothing ‘wrong’ with it, just not very inspiring either. colour seemed quite weak, a little see-through compared to other reds. Taste is clear, but no depth or body to it."

"Love the label - very honest & a pretty drawing of flowers and red fruit - I do like the illustrations on the new 'benchmark' TWS bottles. Which also sums up the wine, soft & rounded, some spice (mulled wine), I can see this turning up at Xmas gatherings (no more than 6, so that's a glass each) "

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I would recommend this wine

"Smooth, easy-drinking, and enjoyable. Only recently discovered, but we will be coming back."

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"Easy to drink, enjoyable and reasonably priced. Just ordered our second case and will continue to choose this as our everyday drink, as long as you continue to offer it. "

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I would recommend this wine

"Delicious and quaffable, ripe plum is a perfect description. Very well balanced."

"OK, but certainly not as pleasant as the Society's French Red. A retrograde change, for the sake of change I'm afraid."

"I love this. A bit fruity and a bit spicy and very easy to drink - far better than I thought it would be. Very good value. I can't stop coming back for more. "

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"Very pleasant easy drinking wine"

"Enjoyed its predecessor (Society’s French Full Red), and likewise this when introduced ca July 2019, but it now seems as though it is fading. But no criticism of the Society for trying."

"Was very sorry to see the Full French Red disappear and was wary of its replacement, especially given some of the early reviews. HOWEVER - I love it, my family loves it as do my so called friends who used to chide me for producing yet another bottle of the Full French (but they never refused it and were always waiting for refill). So I told them they'd never again get the Full French from me and produced The Society's French Grenache which they are really impressed with and reckon it's a level above the FFR. When I told them it was under £7 a bottle they did not believe me. So all in all, a great replacement for a Society legend."

I would recommend this wine

"I have enjoyed the Society's Full French Red for years this is a poor replacement . Light and fruity but no character unlike it's predecessor!! "

"I love this wine, I find I order it every time. It's full bodied, probably a bit "in your face" (unsubtle), but as an unsophisticated wine drinker this suits me fine. I don't pair with food, but always think.... "mmmm I need cheese" when drinking this. I really like it and will continue to order."

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"Thought I would give this a try and its proved a winner with the family. Fruity and easy to drink. Just about to order another case. "

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"What's wrong with people who seem to hate change, the French red is no more. This is a lovely soft fruity red worth a try."

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"If ever you wanted a guaranteed headache, then drink a few glasses of this 'full-bodied' Granache. Please can you revert to producing the Society's "much-loved" French Full Red which I have been enjoying for some 20 years!? I imagine some young upstart buyer thinking it would be a good idea to ruin the enjoyment of thousands of members who regularly bought the French Full Red as an everyday drinking wine. Please bring it back! ... Jules Gammond"

"I have to agree with a previous reviewer that this wine is rather 'one dimensional' and not very interesting, I am not sure what the thinking was behind replacing the Society's very popular Full French Red but it hasn't worked in my opinion. This is in contrast with the Society's newish Syrah, which is excellent. Perhaps tinker with the blend and get better results next year."

"Not impressed with this addition to WS label range. Too 'one dimensional' in my view. I'll stick to the blended Cotes du Rhones in future with their interesting depth of flavour."

"No comparison to the French Full Red, we are very sorry to see it go. This Grenache light and fruity and might work well drunk cool in the summer but it's a different beast. "

"I agree with correspondents who observe that this wine is not as good as the old WS French Full Red but it's not a bad glug. In my opinion it is best served decanted as I was surprised how fierce it was when I tasted the first glass after opening the bottle."

"This is no more than OK. It is no replacement for the Full French Red, in my opinion the best value red on the market. Deeply disappointed in the Wine Society - it is a mistake to phase out the 'Full French Red'. Think again please."

"Very disappointed with this "New" replacement for the Society Full French Red. Much too sweet and no where near as good at the original Full French Red. Please bring back the original as soon as possible."

"An enjoyably straight forward fruity wine, which was perfect for last evening's mid-week bbq. After twenty minutes in the fridge door it is a good (and superb value) vin de soif."

I would recommend this wine

"A nice wine for drinking at any time on it's own or with anything you fancy especially during the summer where a little chilling in the fridge won't go amiss. Could do with being slightly drier for my taste. It does not really replace the Full French it is supposed to be a replacement for as it has lost quite a lot of "fullness" and that quintessential French cafe taste."

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"Admittedly my wife and I have only drunk one bottle of this wine so far, but we both found it disappointing. We thought the wine lacked flavour and was not as enjoyable to drink as the Full French Red it is replacing."

"Its OK but no more, and three stars is generous. I find it one dimensional compared to the Full French Red it is supposed to replace. I find that Domaine Raynier, Saint Chinian is, at least with the 2018 vintage, a much better replacement."

"A really enjoyable wine, very slightly 'off-dry' and very moreish. "

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"Job's a good 'un! Just had this with [a supermarket's] best Scottish Sirloin steaks, simply griddled. The wine complemented the steak very well. OK, we could perhaps have gone up range a bit but we wanted to try this new purchase and we were delighted. Don't be sniffy about [a supermarket's] steaks by the way..."

"This was gorgeous! Put in the fridge for 20 mins and you have a truly excellent mid week red to savour and enjoy. Give the glass a swirl for a fruity aroma. Really good value. "

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