One of the flagship wines of the estate the Vieilles Vignes comes from vines of an average age of 60-70 years. It uses around 20% whole bunch fruit and around 10% new oak for ageing. It is a spicy and rather brooding wine with notes of warm rocks and deep subsuming bramble fruit. Yet there is freshness and vibrancy here that make the wine feel quite elegant and sculpted. Very fine and very characterful.

The icon wine of the estate and only made in tiny quantities the wine uses around 30% whole bunch and spends two years in barrel before bottling. It is a wine of extreme purity and finesse. There is density and power here yet with a humming vibrancy and focus at its core. There is floral definition and mineral accents with layers and layers of complexity. A wine that speaks of place.

A calling card Cornas from this estate it uses 100% destemmed fruit with ageing only in old barrique. There is a dense purple intensity here with notes of cherry, pepper, violets and liquorice root. There is some breadth to the fruit on the palate with charm and intensity with a little bacon and earthy note on the finish.

The Ongrie Marsanne shows that it is not just the reds that are worth looking at from this address. From vines with an average age of 50 years on limestone soils this sees just a small amount of new oak to add a little spice and texture. There are notes of ginger, acacia and lemongrass with ripe stone fruit and a bright mineral finish.

This is a wonderfully focused and assertive Chardonnay. Driven, fresh and linear, it is a wine built on precision, Flinty, with a breath of ocean spray there is a real sense of freshness and vibrancy here. Apricot, stone fruit, with a little grapefruit on the palate but very crystalline and detailed.

If you were to make the comparison it feels like this stands at the level of top level Chassagne with floral notes of acacia, burned butter, with ripe white stone fruit. There is some structure here with nuances of apricot skin, quince, orange peel. It is bold and fresh.

A serene and elegant Pinot showing beautiful aromtiacs of sandalwood, wild herbs, violets and rhubarb. It is fresh, vibrant and humming with energy. Poise and focus are watchwords of this wine as it flows across the palate. Extremely impressive.

Fresh and charming style of Malgousia this offers aromas of white-fleshed stone fruits together with subtle notes of citrus and herbs. The mouth is juicy with a balancing crispness and refreshing lemon blossom hints.

The very rare red grape of Mouhtaro is grown exclusively in the area of Askri, at the foot of Helicon mountain, in Central Greece. Muses Estate was the first winery to revive this variety. This is a thrilling wine with a deep purple colour showing an explosion of ripe red berry fruit with subtle accents of spice. There is a refreshing line of acidity and silky, fine-grained tannins that meld effortlessly with the fruit.

A beautiful example of Xinomavro with aromas of black olive, wild cherry and sundried tomato. There is a sweet spice note of incense and white pepper that mingles with the fresh berry fruit. There is wonderful freshness and energy to the palate with a sinewy grip of tannins to frame the fruit. The finish is long with a lift of violet and cherry blossom.