Coming from four parcels of vines in the Condrieu appellation this wine has been aged almost entirely in older oak to avoid masking the delicate fruit flavours. It is a coiled and saline example of Condrieu with a real sense of tension. It offers vivid aromas of white peach, honeysuckle and apricot while the palate is wonderfully refreshing with a hint of white grapefruit and a real sense of purity and focus on the finish. An excellent Condrieu from Graeme and Julie.

While definitely showing plenty of Lynch Bages signature, this feels beautifully classic and understated. It opens with a subtle spiced nose of sandalwood and a little cedar before a fine mineral tinge floods the palate with notes of oyster shell, violets, and iodine. There is a bright cherry blossom note with a fine, tense and sinewy structure to the tannins. The finish is long and mineral with a sense of restraint.

Quite simply an extraordinary wine to mark an extraordinary moment. A newly created category of 80 year old Tawny brings with it a wine of profound complexity. Rum and raisin, glazed walnuts and dried fig float from the glass. Burned caramel, polished mahogany the flavours continue to develop. There is huge concentration and power here, but such sublime balance. Each sip is remarkable.

100% Merlot from clay soils and the first year of Anne-Laurence in their new winery. The wine is vinified in concrete before ageing in foudre with no new oak influence. This has imbued the wine with a real sense of elegance and freshness. A very pretty wine, it offers notes of violets, wild hedgerow fruit and sapidity and energy. It is fine boned with an ethereal quality and a delicate and charming red fruit finish.

A more delicate Haut-Bailly that is a blend of 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc. This is quite aromatic with notes of violets, cherry blossom and wild herbs. The palate opens with accents of sandalwood and a little white pepper before a lattice of fine-boned tannins clothed in red berry fruits floods the palate. A lot of energy and tension here, transporting the gravelly terroir with charm.

A powerful, serious 890 the 2011 comes a ripe year that shows impeccable balance. Opening with notes of dried mushroom, tobacco, leather and grilled meat this builds on the palate. With air notes of truffle and sweet spice come forward. The palate pulses with energy with ripe, resolved tannin, sweet dark fruit and hints of dried dill and brick dust. It is a vibrant and muscular Rioja that while ready to drink is surely for the long-haul.

A powerful, serious 890 the 2011 comes a ripe year that shows impeccable balance. Opening with notes of dried mushroom, tobacco, leather and grilled meat this builds on the palate. With air notes of truffle and sweet spice come forward. The palate pulses with energy with ripe, resolved tannin, sweet dark fruit and hints of dried dill and brick dust. It is a vibrant and muscular Rioja that while ready to drink is surely for the long-haul.

A powerful, serious 890 the 2011 comes a ripe year that shows impeccable balance. Opening with notes of dried mushroom, tobacco, leather and grilled meat this builds on the palate. With air notes of truffle and sweet spice come forward. The palate pulses with energy with ripe, resolved tannin, sweet dark fruit and hints of dried dill and brick dust. It is a vibrant and muscular Rioja that while ready to drink is surely for the long-haul.

Domaine Lafage, situated between Perpignan and the Spanish border in Côtes Catalanes, Roussillon, has been run by Jean-Marc and Eliane Lafage since 2001. The estate, with 7 generations and its two centuries of winemaking history dating back to 1798 prides itself on producing fine and elegant wines from the mosaic of vineyards in this dry, windy and rugged landscape. The 2024 Miraflors rosé is a blend of 30% Mourvèdre, 30% Grenache Noir and 40% Grenache Gris. Grown on terraced plots along the coast and aged in concrete, it is decidedly Provençal in style. It is juicy, with pure strawberry, citrus and orange peel flavours. The wine has a distinct minerality, with a deliciously fresh, slightly spicy finish.

Domaine Lafage, situated between Perpignan and the Spanish border in Côtes Catalanes, Roussillon, has been run by Jean-Marc and Eliane Lafage since 2001. The estate, with 7 generations and its two centuries of winemaking history dating back to 1798 prides itself on producing fine and elegant wines from the mosaic of vineyards in this dry, windy and rugged landscape. The 2024 Miraflors rosé is a blend of 30% Mourvèdre, 30% Grenache Noir and 40% Grenache Gris. Grown on terraced plots along the coast and aged in concrete, it is decidedly Provençal in style. It is juicy, with pure strawberry, citrus and orange peel flavours. The wine has a distinct minerality, with a deliciously fresh, slightly spicy finish.