FRANCE
France is the backbone of this shop. Close to five thousand French wines live here at any moment — the deepest single-country range we hold, and one of the strongest French cellars in Australian retail. Burgundy leads, with Champagne, Bordeaux, the Rhone, Loire, Alsace and Jura in serious support.
Our buying follows the grower model: family domaines, single vineyards, wines that taste of a place rather than a process. Comte Armand in Pommard, Guigal on the hill of Cote-Rotie, Huet in Vouvray, Trimbach in Alsace — names that reward both the first bottle and the fiftieth.
If French labels intimidate, use the region as your compass: Burgundy for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, the northern Rhone for Syrah, the south for generous grenache blends, the Loire for Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin, Bordeaux for structured cabernet and merlot. Ask us for a six-bottle tour of France and we'll build it to your budget.
Vintage depth is the quiet advantage. Where most shelves show the current release, ours often reach back several years, so you can drink mature wine without cellaring it yourself. Free shipping over $199 Australia-wide, or browse the French wall in person at Chadstone Shopping Centre, Melbourne.
