The Grand Tour De France (11)

The Grand Tour De France (11)This 'Grand Tour de France' gives you a taste of France's most prominent red wine regions with bottles from Bordeaux to the Languedoc Roussillon. Each wine in this exclusive Black Market collection is chosen to display the unique characteristics of the region it represents, making is simply perfect for any 'bon vivant' who loves the wines of France On purchasing this delightful collection you will certainly have a bottle for every swish, fine dining

This 'Grand Tour de France' gives you a taste of France's most prominent red wine regions with bottles from Bordeaux to the Languedoc-Roussillon. Each wine in this exclusive Black Market collection is chosen to display the unique characteristics of the region it represents, making is simply perfect for any 'bon vivant' who loves the wines of France...

On purchasing this delightful collection you will certainly have a bottle for every swish, fine dining occasion!

The new release of Black Market's most popular mixed collections includes:

1 x Château Les Fermenteaux 2018 (France)

AWARDED GOLD MEDAL: Gilbert & Gaillard – Les Experts du Vin

AWARDED GOLD MEDAL: China Wine & Spirits Awards 2019

AWARDED GOLD MEDAL: Japan Women’s Wine Awards

Classic Bordeaux blend of 70 % Merlot, 20 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 5 % Cabernet Franc and 5 % Malbec. Deep purplish red in colour. A generous fruit-driven nose evoking redcurrant blackberry and cherry. Good body on the palate enveloped by supple tannins leading to balanced aromas of red summer berries. The finish is frank, underpinned by subtle spicy, woody notes.

1 x Calmel & Joseph Les Terroirs ‘Faugères’ 2017

AWARDED 93/100 points & 5 stars: Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
AWARDED 90/100 Points: Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

"This is wonderfully rich and generously styled, showing dark fruit intensity on the nose with nuances of vanilla, hazelnut and cocoa. The palate is equally satisfying with excellent weight and intensity, well supported by silky texture and a lingering supple finish." Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

Recently voted France’s Best Negociant by La Revue du Vin de France, Calmel & Joseph has been producing some of the best value reds in the Languedoc-Roussillon. Unlike many negociants (who typically blend and buy finished wine), Calmel & Joseph have a rigorous vineyard selection policy and they also get closely involved in the winemaking. Their preference is for cooler terroirs and working with sustainably or organically farmed vineyards.

1 x Dames de Bonpas Côtes du Rhône Village Plan de Dieu 2017

AWARDED GOLD MEDAL: Gilbert & Gaillard 2018
AWARDED GOLD MEDAL & 95/100 POINTS: Decanter World Wine Awards 2018

For rich, ripe, mouthfilling Rhône Villages that’s well priced, head for the Plan de Dieu vineyards in the south. The area is strewn with the same pebbles that you’ll find in Châteauneuf du Pape and that help achieve super ripeness by absorbing heat in daytime and radiating it at night. Resulting in some of the most attractive, warm fruited (and affordable) wines you’re likely to find anywhere. The Dames de Bonpas certainly make the most of its location with this luscious, Gold medal red and its waves of ripe, velvety fruit and smoky complexity.

1 x Fortant de France 'Terroir Littoral' Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

AWARDED Gold Medal: Gilbert & Gaillard

This southern French beauty is bursting with red fruit aromas with plum and cherry dominate with a hint of vanilla from the oak ageing. Well balanced, rich and completely drinkable! The grapes for the Fortant de France Cabernet Sauvignon are sourced from selected vineyards located in the coastal valleys around Sète in southern France. The coastal terroir is sunny and bountiful, offering delectable, exuberant wines with flavours of red and blue fruit.

1 x Château Puy de Guirande 2018

AWARDED GOLD MEDAL: Lyon 2019
AWARDED GOLD MEDAL: CWSA 2019
AWARDED GOLD MEDAL: Singapore Competition 2019
AWARDED GOLD MEDAL: Japan Competition 2019
AWARDED GOLD MEDAL: Shanghai Competition 2019

Château Puy de Guirande is owned by the Nazelli family.  Frederic Nazelli returned from military service in 1984 and decided to take his my parents’ estate in Marcillac. He gradually expanded and restructured the vineyard, which now covers 22.5 hectares, producing silky Merlot dominate clarets that consistently win awards in global wine competitions.

A classic Bordeaux blend of 70% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc.  Château Puy de Guirande is choke full of classic blackcurrant and plummy fruit.  Soft and smooth, great current drinking but will keep for another 5-7 years.

1 x Les Deux Pins Merlot 2017

AWARDED 87/100 POINTS & 4 STARS: Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Jun 2019

"Youthfully charming and nicely fragrant, the bouquet shows dark plum, cherry, olive and subtle spice aromas, followed by a fruity palate that is smooth and rounded. It is gentle and friendly with a silky mouthfeel, making it very easy on the palate. At its best: now to 2020" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Jun 2019

A youthful, plump Merlot that is fruit-expressive. This likable merlot from southern France shows dark plum, blueberry, floral and mixed spice aromas on the nose. Succulent and rounded on the palate offering the drinker a silky texture and vibrant fruit flavours with a delectably long, smooth finished. Simply perfect for everyday drinking.

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