Cask sample. Light to mid crimson. Dark-red fruit and a touch savoury. Firm, chewy, packed with fruit. Honest, complete, juicy.

Cask sample. Mid crimson. Peppery dark-red fruit. Firm, chewy, savoury. Generous fruit in a firm structure. Long, dark-fruited finish.

Cask sample. Ripe citrus and green fruits. Ripeness and high acidity give a sweet-sour finish. Good depth but relatively simple.

Naugues, high on the hill and nearer the rock, is usually more structured and this is the case here too. For now the juicy texture is slightly subsumed by the texture, but the length is impressive and the tannins will so...(read more)

Made from 55 year old vines on a stony limestone soil, with all the grapes destemmed. Very powerful deep purple, stopping short of black. Much greater density, plenty of tannins too but a limestone vivacity bursts throug...(read more)

Part young vines, part old vines where they have done 30% whole bunch vinification. The young vines show fresh cherries, medium body, slightly dry at the finish but recently sulphured. The old vines (80+ years) show a mu...(read more)

The produce of 70 year old vines. From a three year old barrel. François likes to pick this early so it doesn’t get too ripe, with millerand grapes. Beautifully balanced, he has got this right, though the oak show...(read more)