Crackling with a bright, nervy energy, the fruits have a pleasing balance of tart raspberry and plum. There is something iron-rich and bloody at its core and the mineral imprint of the limestone can be felt distinctly in the finish. Find out more.
RegionValvignères, Ardèche, France
GrapesCinsault
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
With time to age, the dusty perfume of the wine has developed into something akin to a savoury Jura Pinot, intense with liquorice, allspice and earthy tones. Find out more.
RegionÉtables, Ardèche, France
GrapesCinsault & Gamay
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
A brand new cuvée from the young vines of Grenache Blanc that Meryl and Geraldine have been experimenting with for the last couple of years. Belying the youth of the vineyard, here we see some impressive concentration making for one of their more robust white wines. Find out more.
RegionValvignères, Ardèche, France
GrapesGrenache Blanc
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Vivid ruby Carignan and another delightfully light, luminous vintage, already to drinking superbly in its youth. Fruit is freshly crushed black and red cherry with a herbal lilt of wild fennel garrigue and light balsamic twang, towards a lovely sense of limestone minerals in the finish. Find out more.
RegionValvignères, Ardèche, France
GrapesCarignan
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Bright, fluid Grenache, with lifted aromatics of dusty redcurrant, capsicum spice and strawberry liquorice. There is something distinctly Gamay-esque at play here; fruit-forward, flora, but with those dusty dry spices and herbal tones that make it so very Ardèche. Find out more.
RegionValvignères, Ardèche, France
GrapesGrenache
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Nourishing, everyday Merlot made from a blend of macerated and directly-pressed juices, creating something inviting and very easy to drink. A vibrant poppy-red in the glass, fruits are herbal, plummy, soft and compote-like. Find out more.
RegionValvignères, Ardèche, France
GrapesMerlot
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
A magnum bottling of the second vintage of the Oustric’s latest cuvée to the ranks, which is sure to delight just as much as it did upon its debut. Find out more.
RegionValvignères, Ardèche, France
GrapesCinsault
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
The Grenache and Cinsault bring their particular brand of spice, taking things into a herbal direction in the finish, with pleasing bitters to cut the palate and balance out the abundance of gummy fruit. Find out more.
RegionÉtables, Ardèche, France
GrapesGrenache, Syrah & Cinsault
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Aromatically it is pure Syrah – briny black olive tapenade, peppery blackcurrant fruit – but on the palate the Viognier reveals itself in the more unexpected sensation of citrus peel, fennel, green olive and brings a silky fluidity. It is the harmony found between these two opposing dynamics in which the wine succeeds. Find out more.
RegionQuintenas, Ardèche, France
GrapesSérine, Cinsault & Viognier
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
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.
RegionQuintenas, Ardèche, France
GrapesGamay
VineyardOrganic & Biodynamic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Plum, beetroot, pomegranate, tomato... lots of atypical descriptors making for a truly unique wine that is certainly not for everyone, but fans of Mazel's more challenging output will surely rejoice! Find out more.
RegionValvignères, Ardèche, France
GrapesSyrah, Grenache & Merlot
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
A beautifully pure expression of Merlot which balances lush ripe fruit with just a touch of spice against silky tannins and fresh streak of acidity. Find out more.
RegionCubagnac, Ardèche, France
GrapesMerlot
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Perfect in magnum - another delightful new experimental La Vrille cuvée that is sure to pique the interest of those who fell for the bright, juicy charms of Canon d'Achille. Similarly, this is a fluid, weightless red that ripples with pure fruit and works best served from the ice bucket. Find out more.
RegionValvignères, Ardèche, France
GrapesGrenache & Syrah
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites