The latest vintage of Chateau de Fontenille Bordeaux Clairet 2022 is now in stock. Good news for those who like a deeper Rose/light red with very soft tannins with their Turkey dinners!  As many of you will know from drinking previous vintages, an extra long 3 day maceration, ageing on fine lees makes this a wine of  real depth and character. Also for the many fans of Stephane Defraine’s famous Bordeaux whites, the 2022 Fontenille Entre-Deux-Mers also arrived on the same pallet, so is available now.

A new wine on our list is a new Lalande de Pomerol wine from the 2020 vintage, that Patrick Merle is making at Chateau des Moines. This is 100% Malbec aged in clay amphora rather than in oak barrels – very unusual and only to be made in the best years from a one hectare plot of Malbec vines. [read more …]

We are delighted to now have in stock more of the lovely La Minette Rosé from Domaine Vintur in Ventoux. Just in time for a sunny August and a warm “Indian Summer”, having sold out of our spring delivery by the start of July!  If you are a lover of Provence style “pink wines” this should be for you, with it’s aromas of summer fruits [read more …]

Following our latest trips to France we are pleased to announce that the following new wines have now arrived in the UK and are now on our list.
Something for everyone here and as the orders were placed in December 2022 we have effectively bought the wines at last year’s prices – average price increase for 2023 ex. vineyard is around 10%.

The new wines, all available in 6b cases are :

Luberon, Dom. La Garelle, La Cuvée du Solstice   2019
Equivalent to £13.50 / b.
“An explosive sunshine red wine from Provence”

Montagne St.Emilion, Ch.Piron  2020
Equivalent to £14.50 / b.
“Juicy Bordeaux Merlot from the best St. Emilion satellite”

Saumur Champigny, Dom. La Seigneurie, Senonian   2021
Equivalent to £15.00 / b.
“The red wine in every Parisienne Bistro – Cabernet Franc heaven”

Coteaux du Giennois, Dom. Langlois, Les Charmes   2021 [read more …]

Christmas and the New Year Festivities are fast approaching. So, it is time to plan ahead and get the shopping done early, especially for your special wines and festive Champagne! At present, before the usual late November rush, we have good stocks of Domi Moreau Cuvee d’Argent  & Domi Moreau Rose’ Champagne, plus smaller amounts of the Domi Moreau Blanc de Blancs. See the Celebration Champagne section on this website for full tasting notes.
The important good news on the Champagne front is that for Christmas 2022, despite ever increasing costs, we have kept the price of the Domi Moreau Champagnes down to £150 per 6b case, so just £25 a bottle! [read more …]

We are delighted to have got a mixed pallet of our most popular white wines from Sancerre, Chablis and Macon into our excise warehouse before Easter.   So you can now re-stock with our best selling Domaine Carroir Perrin Sancerre Blanc 2020, the superb Chablis 2019 from Domaine Fillon  or, from southern Burgundy the Domaine Philippe Charmond Macon-Verzé 2019. [read more …]

Let us hope that Christmas and New Year 2021 festivities are not too curtailed and that we can all enjoy small  gatherings to celebrate with family and friends!  In spite of recent transport problems, we have luckily been able to import more of our favourite Domi Moreau Cuvée d’Argent Brut nv Champagne, just in time.  It is also the favourite of many of our clients so demand has been high over the last few weeks. So if you haven’t already tried this lovely Grower Champagne crafted by Max and Nathalie Domi in the Cotes des Blancs village of Mancy, now is the time!
Enjoy the Festive Season and drink to a Happy & Healthy New Year!

Inspite of Brexit and Covid causing customs problems and cost increases on freight between France and the UK, we managed to ship a mixed pallet of new wines into EHD Bond early June. We believe that we have found some real gems from Duras, Alsace,Castillon, St Emilion and Languedoc:
Firstly 3 great value Côtes du Duras from Domaine de Grande Mayne at only £10 a bottle – a Rose, a Sauvignon and a silky Merlot/Cabernet red- really drinkable wines that will suit everyone’s taste! [read more …]

Happy Easter everyone!!  We had run out of  Champagne by March so things were getting serious!  Happily our first shipment from France after Brexit is due into our Bond warehouse later this week and it is all Champagne!  So the ever popular Domi Moreau Cuvée d’Argent brut is back in stock just in time for those long awaited al fresco picnics under the “rule of 6”. 

We also have more of the Domi Moreau Rosé Champagne, which always goes well in summer, and for those who prefer pure Chardonnay there is the Domi Moreau Blanc de Blancs from the plots of premier cru Chardonnay vines that Max and Nathalie Domi grow on the Cotes des Blancs south of Epernay.

The good news is that just before Brexit we managed to imporrt a mixed pallet of Bordeaux wines from four of our longstanding producers:
Chateau de Fontenille in Entre Deux Mers, Chateau Des Moines in Lalande de Pomerol, Chateau de Lauga in Haut Medoc and Chateau les Cabannes in St. Emilion.

From Fontenille we have the 2019 vintages of their excellent Entre Deux Mers and the Bordeaux Clairet [read more …]