When the neighbours’ wines go for £50 a bottle you know you’re onto a good thing. Caronne st gemme is only 500 yards from st julien, next door to château gruaud larose and château lascombes – and itself produces classed growth quality fruit....

If you’re after great quality claret at excellent value, look for cru bourgeois on the label. Château fontesteau have held this prestigious classification since 1874, so they’re certainly a name you can trust. This mature blend of classic bordeaux...

Château coufran like to stand apart. While the majority of bordeaux’s left bank wines are predominantly cabernet sauvignon, this historic estate opts for merlot dominant blends instead – earning it the nickname ‘the pomerol of médoc’. Their...