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Top 5 Selling Reds at ChateauOnline (UK)

By Jono • January 7, 2008

The following are the current Top 5 reds selling at Chateau Online. It’s interesting that all are European, and 4 are from France. For me the pick of this bunch is the 2006 Pannaroz. I love a good Spanish red, and the quality and class of these wines has improved tremendously over the last few years, with new wineries, techniques and methods being fine tuned. The Spainsh vineyards have produced fantastic fruit for centuries, but now they are combining it with modern winemaking techniques, without compromising the famous Spanish rawness.

You can select any of the wines by clicking on each individual wine name.

Château de Lhoste, 2006

France - Bordeaux - Bordeaux/Bordeaux Sup. - Bordeaux AOCRed

ChateauOnline.
The 2005 was one of the bestsellers of the year, and the 2006 is looking set for same success. More fine than powerful, the wine brings together a lovely fruity maturity with an elegant structure. There’s little trace of any oaky notes in this cuvée as it beautifully expresses the grape type and terroir. We might want to lay it down for a while, although if you decant into a carafe then it’s accessible right now. A fine and delicate dish would make the perfect accompaniment.

£5.98 GBP inc VAT / 75 cl bottle (8.33 €)

equates to £143.52 GBP inc VAT for 24 75 cl bottles (199.92 €)

(£7.97 GBP per litre inc VAT)


Panarroz, 2006

Spain - Murcia - - - Jumilla DO
Red

ChateauOnline, 90/100 Robert Parker.
This remarkable wine is the perfect example of the progress that this appellation has made over the last few years. Up until now, it’s tended to offer wines which are a bit too strong and rustic, but thanks to premature harvests and better-mastered vinification techniques, this year we’ve got remarkable wines which marry finesse, balance and power. Its outstanding aromatic palate reminds us of some of the biggest cuvées from Languedoc, with its Mourvèdre, Grenache and Syrah grape blend.

£4.49 GBP inc VAT / 75 cl bottle (6.25 €) instead of £8.99 GBP inc VAT / 75 cl bottle

equates to £107.76 GBP inc VAT for 24 (150.00 €) instead of £215.76 GBP inc VAT

you save 50%

(£5.99 GBP per litre inc VAT)


Domaine Laougué Cuvée Le, 2003

France - Sud Ouest - Aquitaine - Madiran AOC
Red

ChateauOnline.Selected by GaultMillau for the September Wine Fair 2006. The Laougué estate is one of the best in the region - something which becomes evident on tasting this rich and complex cuvée.. A fantastic wine - what more can we say?

£7.28 GBP inc VAT / 75 cl bottle (10.14 €) instead of £12.14 GBP inc VAT / 75 cl bottle

equates to £87.36 GBP inc VAT for 12 (121.68 €) instead of £145.68 GBP inc VAT

you save 40%

(£9.71 GBP per litre inc VAT)


Domaine de la Tour Vieille Cuvee Puig Oriol, 2005

France - Languedoc Roussillon - Pyrénées-Orientales - Collioure AOC
Red

ChateauOnline, 93/100 Robert Parker.
It’s a real pleasure to get a Collioure on this kind of level! The terraced hills at this estate bear witness to the passion and fierce hard work of those who work the land. A wine of incredible quality, with a lovely fruity expression that’s typical of a Roussillon!

£13.90 GBP inc VAT / 75 cl bottle (19.35 €) instead of £15.44 GBP inc VAT / 75 cl bottle

equates to £41.70 GBP inc VAT for 3 (58.05 €) instead of £46.32 GBP inc VAT

you save 10%

(£18.53 GBP per litre inc VAT)


Château Le Thil Désirée Clary, 2005

France - Bordeaux - Graves - Pessac-Leognan AOC
Red

The vineyards of Château Le Thil Comte Clary are remarkably well-located in the centre of three of the Pessac-Leognan appellation’s Crus Classés: Château Bouscaut, Château Carbonnieux and Château Smith-Haut-Laffite. This is a special, famous cuvée from an exceptional vintage year - and if you’re anything like us you’ll immediately fall in love with it.

£14.99 GBP inc VAT / 75 cl bottle (20.87 €) instead of £29.99 GBP inc VAT / 75 cl bottle

equates to £89.94 GBP inc VAT for 6 (125.22 €) instead of £179.94 GBP inc VAT

you save 50%

(£19.99 GBP per litre inc VAT)

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Jono

Jono has been involved in the wine industry since he was quite young. His parents had a small vineyard and winery in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia, and spent plenty of school holidays working in the vineyard and winery. He completed a Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Oenology) from the University of Adelaide (formely the Roseworthy Agricultural College). He also holds a Post Graduate Degree in Business Management from Monash University. His wine industry experience include working as a winemaker for Petaluma in the Adelaide Hills under the legendary Brian Croser. He was then sent to Smithbrook in the Pemberton region of Western Australia, then owned by Petaluma. He spent 6 years at Smithbrook managing the vineyard and winery, and during that time also completed a vintage at Chateau Carsin in Bordeaux. The two years leading into 2008, he traveled the world with his partner sampling the worlds best wines, and also fulfilling his other passion of equestrian competition.

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