This wine packs a punch with its racy, frank maturity and flourishes of candied lemon and orange peel. Refined minerality and typicity on the palate, this Riesling is generous and full bodied.

The nose is racy and honest, with a pleasant citrus, gently floral and spicy character. Fleshy on the palate, the complex, almost exotic nature of its fruit becomes apparent, together with the underlying citrus, floral and mineral notes that underpin it. Persistent and lively.

This is a wonderful nectar of dried fruits, spices and honey; all in all a very good Chenin Blanc.

A tropical nose is balanced by an attractive and contrasting palate that might just be grapefruit. Bravo Château La Nerthe.

Dominique Cornin's Mâcon Chaintré has the desired fatness of the Mâconnais terroir on the palate but this is balanced by its fresh acidity.

This Pouilly Fuissé Villages is delicious, showing peachy notes with a hint of almond.

'Les Chevrières' shows lovely concentration, with brioche and almond flavours.

The north-facing slopes at high altitudes in the Haut Languedoc, along with Catherine's hard work in the vineyard and minimum intervention, are the secret to create this perfectly balanced wine. The exact blend is something of a mystery! However it does contain some Chardonnay and Roussanne.

The Chardonnay benefits particularly from this micro-climate due to a cooler growing season and chalky soil, allowing for much more complexity than is usual in the Languedoc. Quince and citrus fruits, well balanced, light oak.

Purity and perfection, an outstanding blend of the Clovallon cepages. Without question one of the great French whites. A confident wine that balances its fruit and richness brilliantly. Would go well with foie gras.

This wine is a delightful expression of its cooler climate and its terroir. It is zippy and crisp, with delicious lime juice and lime leaf characters, hints of herbs, and a wonderful mineral finish.

A fruit driven Rosé, great for summer drinking. Soft red berries and spice characters dominate.

Packed with the usual cassis notes and touches of mint, this is a very approachable and soft Cabernet with ripe tannins.

The Languedoc climate gives this Merlot all the ripeness and richness of a classically intense Merlot with delicious plum jam characters.

Lots of red and blue fruit aroma on the nose, followed by a rich yet fresh palate that should age well. Good oak.

Wonderful finesse and minerality. Cherries and wild fruit, and lovely soft tannins.

Very unusual for the Languedoc, but due to the areas microclimate Catherine's gamble has definitely paid off. Fruity, soft tannins, ideal summer wine.

A complex nose of morello cherry and spice is followed by an equally nuanced and perfumed palate. Made from the oldest pinot noir vines of the domaine. This is grand, rich, voluptuous wine. A must for serious wine lovers.

Refined and elegant, presenting really good cherry, raspberry and spice flavours. A happy marriage of Syrah and young Pinot Noir, a very complex, racy and elegant wine.

The fruit is up front and welcoming with blueberry, plum and earthy undertones. The palate is soft and full textured with fine dusty tannins and well integrated oak.

Aromatics of damson and mulberry are supported by a densely textured palate and elegant tannic backbone. Would benefit from decanting.

A densely aromatic nose cramming in fruitcake, allspice, cinnamon, black olive & cedar. Palate is rich & chunky, oak nicely in tune. Not a monster though: surprisingly elegant when it decides to open up.

Characteristic violet and mulberry fruit aromatics are beautifully interwoven with oak, vanillin and nutmeg. The palate has an extra dimension and texture from the wild ferment and stem inclusion but still retains its elegance and fine grained tannins. Cries out for lamb.

Bursting with lemon and rhubarb, this Riesling has a fresh and crisp palate balanced nonetheless by an elegant richness from ageing on its lees.

Floral and lightly spiced, with a lingering minerality.

Fruity and floral characters on the nose are also present in the mouth, and it has a fresh and elegant aftertaste.

An elegant nose is followed by a full and pleasant palate, with a lovely purity of fruit and good acidity.

This wine offers a very floral and peppery nose, and a pure, dry and spicy mouth.

Elegant aromas of crystallised lemon and white peach are followed by a charmingly rich, dense and complex palate.

An intense nose of rose petal and Turkish delight, with hints of sherbet and aromatic lychee.

A big Sancerre with depth and width, packed with lemon, grapefruit and asparagus notes. A long, juicy mineral finish.

Elegant peach, apricot and toast on the nose. The palate is rich, complex and full-bodied, and its oak is beautifully integrated.

A tribute to the founder of biodynamic principles, half of the wine's vinification has taken place in oak (20% new). The wine is generous and satisfying, with a lovely mineral structure and elegant spiciness from its light oak. Ideal with rich white meat dishes or matured cheese.

Light, fresh, clean and delicious. It combines pretty aromas of cherry and wildflowers and bright, sweet fruit on the palate.

A ripe and juicy wine, ready for drinking.

Reminiscent of the 1995 vintage, round, well structured, with pronounced ripe fruit. Drink now.

A mouth-watering nose of ripe red and black fruit, with smoky, almost meaty undertones. This is a powerful yet elegant wine, with beautifully forward fruit that manages nevertheless not to overpower.

Complex nose of violets, red berries, spices and liquorice. Wonderfully fully bodied, elegant and long.

Feminine, elegant and delicately balanced. It is Grenache dominated, and has lots of black fruit, smoke and black pepper. Aged in new French oak for 11 months.

Syrah dominates the blend, and in contrast to the Heloïse this wine is beautifully defined and masculine in character. Blackberry, liquorice, garrigue and spice abound.

A blend of Grenache and Syrah (50% each) and has spent no time in oak. Bursting with ripe raspberry jam flavours, the palate develops into vanilla and liquorice flavours, the tannins are structured but ripe and round, and the long mineral finish is a beautiful expression of its terroir.

In a blend that is 80% Grenache and 20% Syrah, the Gigondas is a more powerful wine than the Vacqueyras, with great structure and intensity, dominated by blackberry and sweet spices.

A soft and harmonious palate with garrigue herbs and black pepper characters, and a long velvety finish.

Complex, with a rich and full palate of cooked blackberries, big but round spicy tannins with a very long nuanced and mineral finish.

A typical GSM blend dominated by Grenache, this wine is bursting with prune, red fruit and black pepper characters, velvety tannins and a liquorice finish.

Big but complex structure, packed with black and red berry fruits, with cloves, white pepper and cinnamon also present on the palate. The tannins are long but soft and structured. The finish is very long and satisfying.