Our Own Selection

Embark on a journey of taste with this selection, including a delightful mix of our favourite Own Selection bottles with wines from outstanding producers across a range of styles. From our perennially popular Good Ordinary White, a stellar red from Eben Sadie, to an exceptional Chianti Classico, there’s a world of flavours to explore.

Our Own Selection range is a fantastic way to explore classic styles of wines produced by leading wineries. But our mixed cases can provide excellent selections for those who need a little more guidance. Our 6-bottle case of Own Selection Whites brings together wines from classic regions like Pouilly-Fuissé, German Riesling, English Sparkling, and even Chardonnay from California.

Our biggest seller for decades, “GOC is a carefully assembled blend from some of Bordeaux’s best terroirs. Merlot makes up 67% of the blend, giving the wine its silky richness. The balance is mostly Cabernet Sauvignon, adding power and structure. After a year in oak, this shows why Claret is such a perennial favourite: warm, savoury aromas of cedar and woodsmoke, with supple cassis and blackberry on the palate. Designed for early drinking, this is a comfortable partner for most food, and is soft enough to be enjoyed on its own.

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The 2020 vintage of our Extra Ordinary Claret comes from Château Villa Bel-Air, an estate in the southern Graves region on the Left Bank of Bordeaux. Known affectionately as “EOC E this is the big sibling to our flagship Good Ordinary Claret. It has a little more structure and concentration than you’ll find in our “GOC E 

This cool and elegant Sancerre is made for us by 10th-generation vigneron David Sautereau. The nose is fresh and mineral, with citrus fruits mingling with crushed stone. In the mouth, the attack is precise, crisp and energetic, with pleasing mid-palate weight and a saline finish. This is excellent with fresh seafood or the local crottin de Chavignol goat’s cheese.

Drink 2024 - 2026

Adam Bruntlett, Senior Buyer, Berry Bros. & Rudd

For the 2020 vintage, we continue our long relationship with the Cazes family of Château Lynch-Bages. The nose is bright and fragrant, with notes of cassis, brambles and wild cherries. The palate brings more wild-berry complexity and a warming note of cedar spice from the oak barriques used during maturation.

True to its Pauillac origins, Cabernet Sauvignon dominates the blend. Merlot was particularly strong in 2020; the higher proportion than usual (36%) brings a subtle roundness to the palate. This is an approachable yet wonderfully elegant expression of Pauillac.

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The perfect partner to our much-loved Good Ordinary Claret, “GOW Eis made for us by the same winemaking team at Dourthe, one of Bordeaux’s most respected producers. The wine is 100% Sauvignon Blanc, fermented cool to preserve freshness and aromatics. With the understated elegance of the vintage, citrus-fruit aromas are most prominent on the nose; a wonderful mineral edge lends structure and balance. Lively and refreshing, this is immensely appealing, whether as an apéritif or served with seafood, vegetable or lighter chicken dishes.

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The dry and warm vintage suited the Cortese grape, which retained freshness due to the mineral-rich white soils here. This is delicate and finessed, with bright aromas of spring flowers, yellow peach and citrus, and a refreshingly mineral finish. Vibrant and elegant, this is a quintessential Northern Italian white. 

Davy Żyw, Senior Buyer, Berry Bros. & Rudd

Delicately pale in colour, this rosé is elegant and pure, with fresh strawberry aromas complemented by hints of mint and raspberry tea. The flavours on the palate are oh-so-subtle: hints of wild strawberries mingling with a stony purity. A proportion of Cinsault brings a herbal lift to the crisp, refreshing finish.

Catriona Felstead MW, Senior Buyer, Berry Bros. & Rudd

We are excited to launch this special Champagne Rosé Extra Brut made by our friends at Leclerc Briant, who have been driving innovation in the Champagne region for decades. Biodynamically farmed, the Berry’s Own Selection Champagne Rosé Extra Brut is a stimulating, terroir-focused rosé. Dominated by Chardonnay, this dry and zesty Champagne pairs perfectly with seafood dishes such as langoustines or crab tartlets.

This outstanding Chassagne-Montrachet offers a complex blend of ripe, generous stone fruit and chiselled, saline minerals. The nose is spicy and toasty, with notes of oatmeal and white peach. The palate is rounded and dense with a mouth-watering citrus finish and a lick of vanilla oak. Given the relative weight, richness and youthful oak character, this wine would pair beautifully with richer foods like lobster, dressed crab or anything in a creamy, cheesy sauce.

Drink now to 2030

Adam Bruntlett, Senior Buyer, Berry Bros. & Rudd