A nicely balanced wine, with aromas of white fruit and blossom. The clairette brings freshness and the white Grenache brings body and softness.

Mineral, with a gunflint note on the nose (which is characteristic of the granite soils the vines grow in). Round on the attack, with a honeyed and floral finish.

After Chateau Grillet, a Condrieu is probably the best example of Viognier. Intense perfume and complex aromatic flavours dominate the nose. The palate develops into ripe apricot, peach and honey characters. The intense richness gives a light sensation of sweetness but the wine is dry and finishes with mineral and savoury notes.

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

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

Named after the glassblower that bought the property in 1427, this award-winning White Grenache blend is perfumed and rich, with peach, pear and sandalwood on the nose. A silky palate ensues, with a warm, balanced and sustained finish.

This Syrah-Grenache blend has lovely bright salmon-pink hues, with lovely summer fruits on the nose and palate. Crisp and long.

Very ripe red fruit. Firm and meaty tannins, with small red berry and spice characters.

Aromas of ripe red cherry, raspberry and blackcurrant. A very round and enjoyable wine.

A nose of blackcurrant, bramble and a touch of liquorice is followed by a palate dominated by red fruits and a mineral backbone. A long and spicy finish brings things to a satisying close.

Red fruit, spice, violet and black olive on the nose. Full of elegance and minerality, the palate offers luxurious truffle and leather. Great oak.

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

Complex and subtle aromas of sour cherries, plum, roasted coffee and cinnamon. Fine, soft tannins, fleshy and persistent. Hints of leather, spices and garrigue.

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

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.

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.

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

A chewy Châteauneuf with smoky roasted meat character, black cherries and Kirsch, pepper and garrigue herbs. Rich, deep and generous, with a sweetness of fruit and a lush finish, with firm but sweet tannins and a suspicion of dark chocolate.

Intense cassis flavours and lovely approachable tannins. Coming from a part of the vineyards known as ‘Le Castellet’, this is Cabernet that reflects its terroir rather than the varietal.

Dominated by Syrah (but with Grenache, Cinsaut and Carignan also), this is crisp, fruity and full of character.

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.