We recently asked the Spectator Wine Club’s six merchant partners for their festive wine picks. Here are the 12 bottles they selected, along with links to purchase them:
Esme Johnstone, fromvineyardsdirect.com
— Le Reserve de Leoville Barton, St Julien, Bordeaux, 2004 – £18.95 per bottle
Wonderfully rich claret that is drinking really well now.
— Mas Belles Eaux ‘Les Coteau’, Languedoc, 2005 – £12.95 per bottle
The best red wine to come out of the Languedoc for the last 5 years – rated 91 by Parker, which is an understatement. Perfect with beef, game, venison.
Jason Yapp, Yapp Brothers
— The Crémant de Limoux – £8.95 per bottle
This is an inexpensive and versatile fizz from a Champagne blend that is a failsafe crowd-pleader. I serve it with a splash of Crème de Cassis for a festive “Kir Royale”.
— Saumur Champigny ‘Vielles Vignes’, Domaine Filliatreau, 2006 – £12.95
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