YOUR HALF PRICE INVITATION TO TRY OUR GIANT-BEATING BORDEAUX

Château La Clarière is a superb, multi-award-winning estate in Bordeaux’s long-overlooked Castillon region … with a point to prove.

You see, it’s been owned by Tony Laithwaite since 1980. And every day since then, he’s been on a mission to show the world that Castillon can make wines just as good as Saint-Émilion – which is just next door. Indeed, La Clarière shares a boundary with a superstar Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé estate ... whose bottles go for £100+.

Fast forward to today, and Tony’s chief winemaker Jean-Marc Sauboua is at the helm. He’s won Golds and Trophies galore for La Clarière, normally beating far pricier rivals. But it’s YOUR approval he wants most. So he recently threw down a challenge that if La Clarière beats one of the big names in a blind tasting lineup, we have to send out a crazy offer to get his giant-beating claret into more glasses. Spoiler alert: he won! Hence today’s offer.

What’s on offer is a fantastic three-vintage showcase from the cellars of La Clarière – every bottle given the full Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé treatment. Carefully fermented in the cool cellars, then aged in finest French oak barrels, a third of them new, the rest second and third fill, while a small portion is aged in clay amphorae to bring out a delicious purity of fruit.

Here’s your introductory offer in full – superb reds all ready to drink now, but will continue ageing beautifully:  

• 2x the 2022: from an incredibly ripe vintage, the 2022 is all powerful dark fruits and velvety depth. After 4 years ageing, you’ll detect notes of maturity and complex spice on the finish too.
• 2x the 2023: a cooler year, characterised by fresher fruit flavours. The 2023 La Clarière certainly reflects this, with bright plummy fruit and creamy oak. But there’s still that classic La Clarière richness that carries through the palate, ending on oaky spice notes.
• 2x the 2024: the latest release from La Clarière. Those dark fruit notes are at their very freshest, every sip a song of juicy blackberry and plum with dabs of vanilla and toast on the finish.
• 1x FREE bottle of the 2018: really hitting its mature peak right now. Still bursting with bright dark fruits, but has taken on deeper richness and notes of tobacco and stewed plums. Normally £34 a bottle, it’s free with your introductory La Clarière case.
• 1x FREE Dartington Crystal carafe (worth £25). Perfect for getting the most out of your La Clarière wines.

All in all, you’re getting £239 worth of wine and gifts for £114 with this introductory offer. Better than HALF PRICE.

Vineyard Partners pair wine lovers with the world’s most exceptional vineyards. Partner with a vineyard and share in its life, its seasons, its successes and, of course, its wine. You’ll be helping it thrive (and in some cases) survive. 

It’s not just a club, but a true Partnership – between you and the dedicated vineyard team. Being a Partner means you’ll receive an annual guaranteed allocation of Château La Clarière – always at the best, Partners-only price and with no obligation.   Here’s how it works:  

• Immediate delivery of your introductory case – featuring two each of the 2022, 2023 and 2024. With FREE bottle of the 2018, FREE carafe, and FREE delivery.  
• Receive an annual 6-bottle allocation of each future vintage – with no obligation to continue.  
• Delivery each year is in May, starting in May 2027.  
• Partners always enjoy the best price – just £30 £19 a bottle.  
• You’ll receive plenty of advance notice for each year’s shipment, just in case you wish to skip a delivery or cancel.