40% Neuberger and 60% Weissburgunder fermented and matured for nine months in large, old wooden casks. Certified organic. Not much nose but good grip and savoury conviction on the palate. Real substance to this wine. (JR) 13% Drink now–2028 Score – 16.5 Jancis Robinson, www.jancisrobinson.com, 14th Oct 2024

18-hectare domaine, of which five are planted with Pinot Noir. This cuvée is a blend of Pinot from several plots around the village on soils with a high limestone content. 25% whole-bunch fermentation, aged for 10 months in large-format, old oak vats. Transparent cherry red. Light nose and just a tad reduced on the nose […]

Brothers Francesco and Luca Guermani run this Piedmont property, whose 9 ha of vines lie in the hills outside the village of Treiso. Aged for 6 months in a mixture of stainless steel and large, old Slavonian oak vats. Certified organic. Deep, bright purplish crimson. Really racy and full of bright fruit. Great drive with […]

60% Grenache, 35% Mourvèdre and 5% Syrah from the 1.25-hectare Les Pigières on the western edge of Gigondas, close to its border with Vacqueyras. Aged in concrete tank for 10 months. Deep crimson. Very sweet and polished with no shortage of alcohol but very fresh and accessible under the rather meaty, ripe Grenache nose. Really […]

2022 Gigondas Les Pigières, Domaine Font Sarade […] a bright, fresh, herbal-red-fruited version of the typical grenache-led blend from the region’s south: Domaine Font Sarade’s Les Pigières is a gloriously lithe, elegant, solar-powered example of the wines of Gigondas. David Williams, The Guardian, 13th Oct 2024

2022 Gouttes d`O Chardonnay, Château de Bousval, Jardins de Wallonie Complete, fresh nose indicates some delicacy of fruit. Very pretty and well judged with some floral notes and a very appetising dry finish with a great texture. Very long. A fine novelty. 2022 Tout Cru Chardonnay, Château de Bousval, Jardins de Wallonie Rather riper and […]

…made from a blend of Syrah, Grenache, Cinsault and Cabernet Sauvignon, it has robust ingredients, and its tension and presence are in no doubt. But add to this a wistful wildflower and red cherry perfume and a thrillingly refreshing palate, and you have a truly magical elixir. I have bought this wine every year since […]

What makes this Muscadet different from mass-market labels is the wonderful depth of flavour that unfolds behind the ocean-fresh buoyancy and lightness of touch, opening up a world of delicate spritz and nutty, creamy richness, salty freshness and subtle lime and grapefruit. The more you sip, the more you discover… Joanna Simon, www.joannasimon.com, 6th Jun […]

If you’re after the archetypal pale pink from Provence, here it is: fine but sinewy, delivate and yet it makes its presence felt. A delight. Victoria Moore, www.telegraph.co.uk, 1st Jun 2024

Very pale and also very refined, this thyme-scented rosé is my top pick in this category. It comes from an estate in the Var, north of the Massif des Maures. Finely delineated and savoury with a delicate power that comes through with food. Pass the salade niçoise or the lamb leg cooked with aubergine and […]

Described by the winemaker as an elegant mountain wine, this is one of the nicest whites I’ve tasted this year. A great alternative to white burgundy. Fiona Beckett, www.theguardian.com, 22nd Mar 2024

I could almost fall for Cuvée de l’Héronde’s glistening purple-ruby colour alone, but it’s the violet, strawberry and spice aromas, the sappy freshness and succulent palate of dark hedgerow berries and cherries, graphite and wet-rocks minerality, silky tannins and final pin-prick of orange zest that really do it. Joanna Simon, www.joannasimon.com, 29th Feb 2024

Figs, bruised apples and toasted nuts with a stylish, smoky quality. Elegant and complex, tension and finesse from the brisk acidity and understated, silky mousse. Seductive and long. Olivia Mason, www.decanter.com, 7th Feb 2024

From the Loire’s most intense Chenin Blanc appellation. Interesting nuts and hay on the nose. Very pure expression of dry Chenin that’s extremely refreshing and chock-full of character. Jancis Robinson, www.jancisrobinson.com, 25th Nov 2023

A reminder of why the southern Rhône has such a reputation. There’s a fluency and easy concentration to its mix of lavender scents, hedgerow fruit and spice. David Williams, The Observer Food Monthly, 19th Nov 2023