Magnum! One of Paulette’s domaine wines, from a small parcel of 50 year-old Gamay, planted over sandy decomposed granite and quartz at around 500 meters in the hills outside Annonay. This is in many ways her signature cuvée, and offers a beautiful expression of the extreme north of the Ardèche. Find out more.

Muscular Northern Rhône-style Syrah from the Bonneton’s prized vineyard, where vines planted as far back as the 1940s cling to steep, south-facing terraces that look down to the river Doux, one of the Rhône’s western tributaries. Find out more.

Magnum bottling. Crackling with a bright, nervy energy, the fruits have a pleasing balance of tart raspberry and softer, rounded plum. Find out more.

For our top case, Santa has dug into his cellar to select some of his favourite festive bottles. Find out more.