Great French Reds Gift Box
🍷 Please note: the wines or vintages may change depending on availability from our partner winemakers. We’ll update this page accordingly!
Château Coutet
- Estate and wine name: Château Coutet
- Appellation: Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
- Region: Bordeaux, France
- Grape varieties: Merlot 60%, Cabernet Franc 30%, Cabernet Sauvignon 3%, Malbec 7%
- Vintage: 2019–2020 (depending on the wine available from our partner winemaker)
- Colour: Red - A dark yet translucent garnet hue.
- Colour intensity: Dark and bright.
The nose is refined and complex, with notes of red and black berries, plum, toast and sweet spices.
- Body: 5/6 - Full-bodied
- Tannins: 5/6 - Tannic
- Sweetness: 0/6 - Very dry
- Acidity: 4/6 - Lively
- Alcohol: 4/6 - Noticeable (13.5%)
- Finish: 4/6 - Quite long (7–8 sec)
Excellent balance, rich colour, bright, generous fruit and fresh tannins make these wines enjoyable while young, while also giving them excellent ageing potential.
To pair with Toulouse-style cassoulet, beef, lamb, game or poultry
Domaine de Moulin-Pouzy
- Estate and wine name: Domaine de Moulin-Pouzy
- Appellation: Tradition Bergerac AOC
- Region: South-West France
- Grape varieties: 85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon
- Vintage: 2019
- Colour: Red - A black cherry hue with ruby highlights.
- Colour intensity: Bright and clear.
A warm nose of red fruit and floral notes. Spicy and peppery, developing notes of ripe red fruit
- Body: 5/6 - Full-bodied
- Tannins: 5/6 - Tannic
- Sweetness: 0/6 - Very dry
- Acidity: 4/6 - Sharp
- Alcohol: 5/6 - Generous (14%)
- Finish: 3/6 - Medium (5–6 sec)
This red, made predominantly from Merlot, still shares some traits with its older sibling: a warm nose of red fruit and floral notes, and a generous, rounded palate that retains its freshness, lifted by hints of spice.
Grilled or steamed fish (turbot and sole are particularly suitable), mild soft cheeses...
Maison André Goichot - Naudin Tiercin
- Estate: Maison André Goichot - Naudin Tiercin
- Appellation: Hautes-Côtes de Beaune
- Region: Burgundy, France
- Grape varieties: 100% Pinot Noir
- Vintage: 2019 or 2021 (depending on the wine available from our partner winemaker)
- Colour: A purple hue with violet tones, reminiscent of a peony flower or the deep colour of certain roses.
- Colour intensity: Bright, with a fairly dark hue.
A nose revealing notes of black fruit, jammy fruit, "pigeon heart" cherry flesh, kirsch, liquorice and spices.
- Body: 3/6 - Balanced
- Tannins: 1/6 - Silky
- Sweetness: 0/6 - Very dry
- Acidity: 5/6 - Fresh
- Alcohol: 2/6 - Subtle (12.5%)
- Finish: 4/6 - Quite long (7–8 sec)
The fruity nose evokes sour cherry and raspberry, developing into blackcurrant and liquorice, then woodland notes, often with a hint of spice.
Pair with roast meats, pork fillet, mild cheeses...
Château Saint-Roch
- Estate and wine name: Côtes du Rhône
- Appellation: Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
- Region: Rhône, France
- Grape varieties: Grenache 70%, Syrah 15%, Cinsault 15%
- Vintage: 2021
- Colour: Red - A garnet hue with violet highlights
- Colour intensity: Bright, with plenty of brilliance.
Fragrant and precise, the red berries mingle with liquorice. It’s a perfect expression of its terroir.
- Body: 4/6 - Medium-bodied
- Tannins: 3/6 - Noticeable
- Sweetness: 0/6 - Very dry
- Acidity: 3/6 - Fresh
- Alcohol: 4/6 - Warming (13.5%)
- Finish: 4/6 - long (6–7 sec)
This deep red stands out for its concentrated aromas of ripe sour cherry and eucalyptus. The same flavours come through on a delicate palate with an elegant texture and softened tannins – a sign of careful winemaking without excessive extraction or the need for oak ageing.
With a good cut of meat, such as beef, lamb or game (stag or roe deer)...
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The connoisseur’s corner
A caudalie is the unit of time wine experts use to measure how long a wine’s flavours linger on the palate.
For example, if you can still taste the wine’s flavours 6 seconds after swallowing (or spitting) it, the wine scores 6 caudalies. Can you count the caudalies of the wines in this gift box?