I tend to approach Languedoc reds with a lack of expectation (which I know is just me being blinkered, but I can’t help it. And any event, it leaves lots of scope for being pleasantly surprised). This was a wine that stopped me in my tracks. There’s an earthy, walnut-tinged nuance to the dark, lightly game-y fruit, largely of bramble. It is instantly supple across the tongue. This is downright delicious and it gains in some nicely lively acidity, which only adds to the more-ishness. A nutty wine, a touch creamy and impressively long. Cannot imagine a red wine drinker failing to be won over by this lovely thing.

Jancis Robinson described a recent vintage as “VGV”: shorthand for Very Good Value. We concur! I might even be tempted to add our own acronym: FGW. Bowes Wine original note

Sweetness

All our wines are given a Sweetness Indicator from 1 to 5, with 1 being the driest and 5 being the sweetest.
This can be found for every wine under the Wine Details tab. 

Most red wines are dry and therefore are indicated with a 1. The sweetness becomes more relevant with white wines, sparkling wines and pudding/dessert wines such as Sauternes and Tokaji.

Location

AVAILABLE: Currently lying in our storage at London City Bond Dinton Woods 
The wine can be dispatched immediately.

TO ARRIVE: Currently lying abroad or in transit 
When the wine arrives in the UK, we will contact you to confirm that it has been dispatched in accordance with your instructions. If the arrival date is important to you, please do contact us for further information. 

Pricing

UNDER BOND PRICES: Exclusive of UK Duty & VAT
Wines can be purchased Under Bond for storage in a bonded warehouse, or for export.
Duty and VAT must be paid before delivery to a UK address can take place.

DUTY PAID PRICES: Inclusive of UK Duty & VAT
Wines for UK delivery can only be purchased Duty Paid. 

Additional Information

A majority of our wines are sold under bond and are listed with under bond pricing; a duty paid equivalent price is shown underneath on the Wine Details page, purely for illustrative purposes.

If a wine is being listed duty paid, only the duty paid price is shown. Duty Paid wines have been removed from Bonded Storage and cannot be returned to an Under Bond status. They can be stored in a professional warehouse but will be stored Duty Paid.