Staff Picks

Staff Picks

After a personal recommendation? Here are our favourite bottles as chosen by our team of wine experts and enthusiasts at Perfect Cellar, from classic styles to the weird and wonderful.

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  • Wine 90 Point Rating
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    Vivino 4+
    Country: France, Bordeaux, Canon Fronsac
    Grapes: Merlot
    ABV: 14.5%
    Style: Savoury Classic Red
    90 Points - La Revue du Vin de France. Located on South Facing slopes overlooking the Dordogne River, Chateau Barrabaque is located in the appellations of Fronsac and Canon-Fronsac. Cuvee Hugo is a fruit forward Merlot dominated wine with barrel ageing in French oak, bringing a beautiful structure. Rated an impressive 90 points by La Revue du Vin de France and hailing from the wonderful 2019 vintage, Cuvee Hugo offers exceptional value for money. Vivino Rating: 4.3 (Sept 2024) Wine Press Ratings
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    Vivino 4+
    Country: France, Bordeaux, Blaye-Cotes de Bordeaux
    Grapes: Merlot
    ABV: 14%
    Style: Savoury Classic Red
    Gold Medal Winner - Challenge International du Vin. From the fabulous 2019 Bordeaux vintage, this lovely wine from the Blaye-Côtes de Bordeaux appellation is on the eastern side of the Gironde estuary on the opposite bank to the prestigious appellations of Margaux & St Julien. Benefiting from the cool sea breezes and river minerals from the Gironde, this superb Merlot-dominated wine is beautifully fresh with layers of exotic spices. A real gem from an under-valued appellation and fantastic
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    Vivino 4+
    Country: France, Bordeaux
    Grapes: Merlot
    ABV: 13.5%
    Style: Savoury Classic Red
    2020 was a glorious year for Bordeaux and the vintage’s quality filtered down to the petit chateaux as the Bois de Rolland Cuvee Prestige 2020 shows. A year of extremes that saw everything from drought to deluges, hail to heat waves, all set against the COVID-19 pandemic, it was a vintage where winemakers needed to be on their guard. Those who were watchful saw reduced harvests of exceptionally ripe grapes that produced wines of wonderful quality. Taste Deep cherry red, the bouquet blends red be
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  • Wine 92 Point Rating
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    Country: France, Bordeaux, Haut Medoc
    Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon
    ABV: 13%
    Style: Savoury Classic Red
    92 Points - Wine Enthusiast. Another star of our great value Bordeaux wine list, the Chateau les Vimieres 2021 was awarded 92 points by Wine Enthusiast. The tiny (0.45-hectare) estate is home to seventy-year-old vines that produce minuscule quantities of super-concentrated grapes. Created by Eric Boissenot, consultant to Chateau Latour and Chateau Lafite in the challenging 2021 vintage, it’s rich, velvety, loaded with black fruits and supported by a fine structure.  An awful lot of wine for the
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