Peachy stone fruit and green strawberry leading into a herby, amaro finish, afloat on lively, frothy bubbles that fizz with all of the imperfect VDC charm. A perfect party wine, playing at 148 bubbles-per-minute... Find out more.
RegionLuberon, Southern Rhône, France
GrapesGros Vert & Grenache
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
An even split of Carignan, Grenache and Cabernet Sauvignon. The latter feels high in the mix in the aromas, giving lovely deeps fruits, cinnamon spice and coffee grounds. The super-supple mouthfeel leads into a grippy, dry finish, seasoned with wild herbs. So typically Val in its vibrant fruit character, further impressing with its sleek, silky texture. Find out more.
RegionLuberon, Southern Rhône, France
GrapesCarignan, Grenache & Cabernet Sauvignon
VineyardOrganic & Biodynamic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
The texture of the wine is wonderfully supple and fluid, with impressive purity of fruit. Highly digestible, the wine seems to diffuse at the edges, showing a satin-like softness, and airy quality that defies the southern heat. Find out more.
RegionGard, Southern Rhône, France
GrapesGrenache, Carignan & Counoise
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
Deep, lip-smacking blackcurrant and peppery spices rule, with something a little more chiseled and mineral bringing the big fruits into check. Find out more.
RegionLuberon, Southern Rhône, France
GrapesSyrah & Grenache
VineyardOrganic & Biodynamic
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 hazy, sandy gold in the glass, there is an abundance of intense apricot and pineapple fruits with a peach iced tea-like quality and long, herb-flecked finish. Find out more.
RegionÉtables, Ardèche, France
GrapesViognier, Marsanne & Roussanne
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
Aromatics balance brighter, higher tones of red fruits with savoury mushroom in a way that hints at something Burgundian. Texturally, the wine is slick, plush and elegant, giving the dusty cherry fruits and unexpected citrus peels an lovely soft edge. Find out more.
A fabulously floaty infusion-style wine, showing the diminished tannic structure, pure fruit character and openness of aroma that can be achieved with this restrained method. Fragrant with fresh strawberries and dusty anise, the body of the wine is rounded and gravity-defying, the lightly confected red fruits and spices taking on a pillowy, compote-like quality with a dust of herby liquorice. Find out more.
RegionGard, Southern Rhône, France
GrapesClairette, Syrah, Grenache & Cinsault
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Huge solera-style red that blends 6 different vintages of Grenache and Syrah in old barrels, making for the most muscular, powerfully-structured and complex wine we have tried from this grower. Find out more.
RegionLuberon, Southern Rhône, France
GrapesGrenache & Syrah
VineyardOrganic & Biodynamic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Serious is perhaps the wrong word, but this is so very much a Rhone Syrah in its blackcurrant fruit, olive and peppercorn character that both leaps from the glass and explodes on the palate. Soft, silken tannins, fragrant aromas of charred capsicum and coffee and a salty bite of tapenade in the finish. A fantastic take on the grape that shows off Val's more finessed side! Find out more.
RegionLuberon, Southern Rhône, France
GrapesSyrah
VineyardOrganic & Biodynamic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£25
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