Editorial
Spring-Summer 2026
Editorial 15 April 2026
Although these are troubled times, to say the least, and hardly conducive to euphoria, we are delighted to present this new “Spring-Summer 2026” selection, filled with wines that promise moments of pleasure and conviviality – qualities that are fast becoming essential in the current climate.
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Bordeaux 2023
The arrival in our cellars of the latest wines from the 2023 vintage represents the bulk of this season’s new Bordeaux releases. From the very start of the en primeur campaign two years ago, we strongly recommended the 2023 Bordeaux wines, which are almost as talented but significantly less expensive than the 2022s.
The white grape varieties (Sémillon and Sauvignon) benefited from favourable weather conditions in 2023, with no severe heatwaves or droughts, resulting in wines that are refined, elegant, precise and fruity. 2023 is a great vintage for dry white Bordeaux wines.
In the Sauternes region, the sweet whites offer wonderful richness, perfectly balanced by the vintage’s natural acidity (preserved by the cool nights of August). 2023 is a truly great vintage for sweet wines, in the same stylistic vein as 2016 or 2011. Whilst not quite as concentrated as the 2022s, the 2023s possess a magnificent balance, ensuring they will be just as enjoyable now as they will be in 10 or 20 years’ time.
As for red Bordeaux, whilst 2023 may not rank among the three greatest vintages since 2000 (namely 2010, 2016 and 2022), it is undoubtedly a close second, comparable to 2020 in both quality and style.
Less exuberant, with magnificent aromatic, floral and pure bouquets, lovely acidity, refined tannins and lower alcohol levels than the 2022s, the 2023s offer a more classic Bordeaux profile and an intensity of aromas and body that reflects the heat of the summer of 2023.
In terms of pricing, the 2023 Bordeaux reds are significantly cheaper than their 2022 counterparts (down 15% to 30% depending on the wine, with reductions of up to 39% at Cos d'Estournel and 46% at Léoville-Las Cases).
In addition to the 93 Bordeaux 2023 wines already available last autumn, we have added 32 of the finest wines from each appellation to this catalogue:
- Sauternes: Haut-Bergeron, Doisy-Daëne, Suduiraut, Yquem
- Pessac-Léognan red: Domaine de Chevalier
- Margaux: Siran, Malescot Saint-Exupéry, Giscours, Palmer, Margaux
- Saint-Julien: Léoville Poyferré, Ducru Beaucaillou, Léoville Las Cases
- Pauillac: Lacoste Borie, d'Armailhac, Clerc Milon, Grand Puy Lacoste, Pontet Canet, Mouton Rothschild
- Saint-Estèphe: Pagodes de Cos, Haut Marbuzet, Lafon Rochet, Cos d'Estournel
- Right Bank / Libournais: La Mauriane
- Pomerol: La Gravette de Certan, L'Église-Clinet, Le Pin
- Saint-Emilion: Coutet, Canon, L'If, Figeac, Ausone
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Tasting Offers
This season, we are introducing four Tasting Offers (one dry white and three reds) to help you discover the incredible value for money, the remarkable success and/or the unique character of a winemaker, a terroir or a vintage… all accompanied by an exceptional discount:
- Château Montlandrie 2017 from Côtes de Castillon. This wine perfectly illustrates the quality and richness that Bordeaux wines can achieve when grown on fine terroirs, expertly managed and skilfully vinified. If you are looking for a great red Bordeaux, now at its peak and offering remarkable value for money, Montlandrie 2017 is waiting for you, at €186 for 12 bottles (instead of €216).
- Château Cantenac-Brown 2021 a Margaux 3rd Growth. A top-class 2021 vintage, one of the very best Margaux wines and, what’s more, at a more than reasonable price. It was rated 94/100 by Antonio Galloni: “A wine of unusual opulence for this year, very much in line with the estate’s style, this 2021 is breathtakingly beautiful”. At €225 per wooden case of 6 bottles (instead of €258).
- Domaine Arlaud Charmes-Chambertin 2021 organic grand cru. A rising star among the producers of the Côte de Nuits, Domaine Arlaud is renowned for producing wines of rare honesty, voluptuous texture and aromatic elegance. Proof of this is this 2021 Charmes-Chambertin, awarded 94–96/100 by Neal Martin: “Here we find beautiful harmony, with a slightly creamy texture on the finish, where it proves very persistent. It is a charming Charmes-Chambertin”. At €580 for 3 bottles (instead of €681).
- Domaine Les Poëte Argos 2020 Quincy. On its terroirs in the Cher region, at Quincy and Reuilly, this estate crafts superb white wines (100% Sauvignon), wines for connoisseurs that are at once flavourful and mineral, rich and taut. Argos 2020, with a smooth, supple texture and a well-defined profile featuring subtle bitter notes on the finish, as described by La Revue du Vin de France, is priced at €159 for 6 bottles (instead of €180).
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New estates
Outside Bordeaux, we are delighted to welcome and offer you five new estates of great talent:
- in Burgundy, the Camille Thiriet estate, run by a highly talented winemaker who cultivates and vinifies wines from secondary appellations in the style of grands crus (her range comprises just six Burgundies and seven Côtes de Nuits Villages). Her wines, crafted with intuition and sensitivity, reveal the full value and richness of terroirs that are all too little known.
- in the Loire Valley, the Lucas Salmon estate, organic, with three cuvées of Muscadet-Sèvre et Maine (an appellation undergoing a revival), fresh and lively white wines with citrus notes and, above all, an astonishing value for money!
- in the Loire Valley, the domaine aux Moines estate, organic, in Savennières, which produces just two cuvées: Le Berceau des Fées and, above all, the iconic Roche aux Moines, one of the finest 100% Chenin Blancs from the Loire.
- in the Northern Rhône, the domaine Alain Graillot estate, regarded as the ‘Master of Crozes-Hermitage’, a previously underrated appellation whose full potential—in both white and red wines—he has revealed to the world.
- in the Northern Rhône, the domaine Graeme et Julie Bott estate, organic. What a journey it has been over the past decade: this young estate, founded in 2015, is now one of the most sought-after in the Northern Rhône, producing absolutely brilliant Condrieu, Côte-Rôtie and Saint-Joseph. Promoted in quick succession to one star in the 2025 edition of the Revue du Vin de France guide, then to two stars in the 2026 edition, we are now awaiting the third star...
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A wonderful discovery...
In the Bugey hills, halfway between Geneva and Lyon, there is a small appellation called Cerdon which produces sparkling, semi-dry and rosé wines with a very low alcohol content (between 7% and 9%), using only Gamay (the predominant variety) and Poulsard grapes.
We fell in love with the Cerdon from the Bartucci estate organic, a veritable sparkling redcurrant-raspberry juice, crisp and refreshing with a hint of sweetness on the finish and just 7% alcohol.
Enjoy it as an aperitif, with a cheese platter (Morbier from the Jura or Bleu de Gex to stay local) or at the end of a meal to accompany a dessert, especially if it features red berries.