Table 13 - Les Vins de Crus

From 3rd-growth Château Giscours (Margaux) and sumptuous, abundant, well-balanced proof that you need not always pay £20+ for a bottle of Left Bank pedigree and finesse.

A perfectly mature 'mini-super-Tuscan' blend of sangiovese, cab franc and merlot and without the super-Tuscan price. Almost two decades on, it's full of delicious nuance, complexity - and life.

Expressive, vibrant nose with perfumed, floral notes enhancing blackberry, mulberry and plum aromas. Mint, mocha and exotic spice layers unfurl, leading to a rich, spicy, robustly structured palate.

Classic Pauillac power and elegance in a fabulous 2016 vintage now coming into its own. Ripe blackberry, sage, rich cedar, earthy notes, firm tannins, solidly structure but still light on ...

Another fine vintage for Andrew McIness’s Ramafort, the 2016 takes the ripeness and expression of the excellent 2015 and adds a nudge more structure and texture.

"Medium-bodied with nice vibrancy and freshness, it offers approachable tannins with a lift to the finish."

Château Ramafort is in cracking form. The Cru Bourgeois estate, once belonged to Château Lafite. A 50/50 blend of cabernet sauvignon and merlot.

A showy, voluptuous style of claret - very clearly from a warm, expressive vintage, but still with striking freshness and fine balance.