Southern France

Ripely juicy and bright with a core of red fruits, cherry and plum, undercut by some notes of tobacco and tea leaf. Good weight and richness of fruit, with supple but rich tannins and a lovely easy going mocha note on the finish.

Deliciously supple with aromas of cassis, violets, plum and dark chocolate. Succulent and rounded in the mouth with dark berry fruit, gently floral and then some slightly darker notes of chocolate and vanilla.

The 2019 is another little gem from Domaine Les Yeuses. At this brilliant level it is hard to find such a good and identifiable Syrah. This is good - there is nice lift and spice. The fruit is dark, with blackberry and damson notes, Yet not overly cooked nor too sweet - and there is just e...(read more)

A lithe juicy yep supple red from the Languedoc, filled with bright cassis, cherry and blueberry fruit. In the mouth the berry fruitiness is underpinned with notes of mocha and a gentle earthiness. Really easy-going but with plenty of depth.

The grapes come from Cahors, but Fabrice declassifies this cuvée so as to be able to make it as he wants. Stylish dark violet-inflected fruit with a touch of earth.

A more structured grown up style of Merlot with plenty of fruit richness. Dark cherry, plum, cassis and mocha. Nice weight in the mouth, tannins adding structure and length with a good freshness on the finish.

Fragrant and fruit filled with damson, blackberry, dark cherry and a note of dark chocolate. Sleek and supple in the mouth, the fruit has a lovely primary feel that makes this super drinkable from the off.

We love this prime estate in the heart of Fronton - about half an hour north of Toulouse in the rustique South West. There is nothing rustic about htis smart red though! Deep ruby in colour. Fresh bouquet with intense aromas of red fruit and blackcurrants. Complex and sophisticated on the...(read more)

From the land of extinct volcanoes, wine-making very nearly died out here, but some of the growers that remained got together to form the Caves de Verny. This gave them a home for their grapes and the means to produce a wine of consistent character and quality. You very much feel the volca...(read more)

Another brilliant wine from Guy Vanlancker, this wine shouts of its place so beautifully and with no little complexity. Always with a whiff of the garrigue, wild herbs, rosemary, fennel and lovely wild black fruits, blackberry, damson, myrtle and loganberry. There is a lovely cut to this w...(read more)

Dark and plummy with a deep draught of juicy black fruit, some nice tannic grip adds structure and then a floral violet edge unfolds with a deep chocolatiness on the finish.

A blend of 60% Grenache, 30% Syrah and 10% Carignan. What a revelation this wine is. The wild intense nose has good meaty savour thrown in with the attractive dark berry fruit. And then the palate has great bounce! Despite the dark and nice brood to the fruit - this has an unmistakably min...(read more)