A wine of really beguiling aromatics it offers notes of violets, lavender, cherry blossom, iris, and hints of dark cherry fruits. It almost belies the vintage with a real sense of completeness and elegance. Transparent and pure, this is seamless but so mineral and focused. There's intensity and silkiness with a tension that runs from start to finish.

This is the second vintage to be made in the new winery. This is a bright and focused l'If offering aromas of violets, peony, oyster shell and crushed rocks. There is a tension through the palate with sinewy and fine-boned tannin that frames the dark cherry fruit. The finish is expressive, fresh with accents of wild herbs.

A blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc, the Grand Vin from this estate represents 52% of the production. It is a gravelly, tightly coiled, sinewy and sculpted style with a fine mineral core with notes of kelp, graphite, and black tea. There are accents of incense and Five Spice with a floral lift of violets too. The tannins form a lattice around the dark cherry fruit with a real sense of direction through the palate.

There is a fine, spiced quality that leads on the nose giving aromas of incense, Five Spice and sandalwood which speaks of the 100% new wood used for ageing. There is a sinewy and slightly brooding quality to the wine. It will be a classic, rather sleek style with a brightness and tension. Flavours of wild herbs, liqourice and dark cherry fruit flood the palate with carefully sculpted tannins and a note of iodine and kelp on the finish.

A little charcoal on the nose with bright red berry fruit and and cocoa dusted cherry. Silky, sappy and saline it is a bright and vibrant style. It is a charming and mid-weight wine with a brightness and energy on the finish.

This is an impressive white this year, and one of the best of the vintage. It offers notes of lemon balm, ginger, verbena, and ocean spray. Bitter lemon and white grapefruit pith add complexity on the palate and there is some sweet barley lemon notes too. Tense and really driven, this has a lot of salinity and cool feel to it. Very crystalline for the moment, this will age effortlessly.

The 2024 Château Margaux is a blend of 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot. It opens with a very fine, almost aristocratic, spiced nose of incense and Five Spice - it is assertive and expressive. The texture on the palate is caressing yet there is tension and focus – a classical and sinewy frame, with a strong mineral core. The Grand Vin represents 46% of total production. There is a sanguine and ferrous note that comes through with accents of liquorice and kelp. It is a wine without excess that seems to really transport terroir.

La Pitaude lies on Kimmeridgian terres blanches soils in the commune of Verdigny (very similar to that of the Monts Damnés vineyard). The site produces bunches with such small berries that the concentration of acidity and flavour in this wine absolutely soars. Yields are so low that Luc has considered pulling the vines out many times, but each year it makes such a spellbinding wine, he decides to keep them. It would do well for a few years in the cellar, and its saline, savoury structure will make it an excellent food wine in the years to come.

"Les Quarts Saint Vincent" is a cuvée made from Chenin planted on limestone soils. With no oak contact, this cuvée shines with its precision and mineral freshness. Natural fermentation, with zero dosage. With more than 5 years of aging on the lees and 2 years of aging in bottle, “Les Quarts Saint Vincent" 2018 is a true gem worthy of a great Champagne. The intense color displays a delicate bead of bubbles. A high-class brut cut in balance and subtlety: fresh quince and pear, subtle dried fruits, abundant mineral, grilled almond and a hint of pastry. Refined and persistent palate. Disgorged in January 2024.

Although the Loire is a region that has not embraced the cru system, it makes an exception when it comes to the magnificent sweet wines around the tributary of the Layon, near Angers. Quarts de Chaume is made from Chenin Blanc, and offers up a complex symphony of Seville orange bitterness with sweet candied citrus peel depth. The wine is intensely perfumed with honey, flowers, quince and apricot. It shows outstanding acidity which cuts through the concentrated sweetness.