Best of the Beautiful South
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Villa Orae, La Clape, Sillons, 2020
"Transparent crimson. Sweet start and lots of pleasure and saline interest already though with some tannic undertow. Good for now and the future! 16.5/20, Drink 2023-2028", Jancis Robinson MW, jancisrobinson.com, May 2023.
"Smells of tinned strawberries, peppermint and prunes stewed in tea. In the mouth, it’s damson jam and white pepper on toast. The tannins have the delicate tug of cold-brew tea, and they’re wrapped in swathes of fine-gauze tea-soaked fruit...
ColourRed
RegionLanguedoc
Sub RegionLa Clape
Grape VarietySyrah, Grenache & Mourvedre
Vintage2020
ABV14%
Bottle75cl
CodeORA120
Languedoc-Roussillon
There’s something very complete about our annual offer of wines from the Languedoc and Roussillon: with whites, rosés and reds, and wonderful fortified wines, the Vins Doux Naturels which are such a speciality of the region, there should be something for all tastes. Secondly, there are wines for every budget; at every level we believe these wines continue to offer terrific...
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Grenache / Garnacha
Grenache / Garnacha
Grenache grows well in hot, dry regions, though it can develop very high (15 degrees+) alcohol.
As such it is grown principally in Southern France and Spain (as Garnacha). It is usually blended with other varieties in the Southern Rhône and Languedoc (Syrah, Mourvedre, Carignan, Cinsaut and others).
Its flavour usually encompasses the...
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Jancis Robinson
We get super excited when Jancis Robinson (or one of her team) write about our wine!
Voted the world's most influential wine critic in polls in the US, France and internationally in 2018, Jancis views herself as a wine writer rather than a wine critic.
She writes daily for JancisRobinson.com and weekly for the Financial Times. She is founder-editor of The Oxford Companion...
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Chateau de la Liquière, Faugeres, Cistus Blanc, 2023
Roussanne with Grenache Blanc and Rolle, with a small proportion aged in barriques. Full-bodied yet restrained, it balances creamy, honeyed stone fruit with a taut citrus core. Mineral, intense and capable of ageing. Now-2027
"It smells of honey and curds and honey cheesecake and it tastes of fennel flowers, honey and whipped feta and cream. The fruit tastes just exactly like our greengages that are literally dropping off our tree right now – when they go soft it is the most...
ColourWhite
RegionFaugeres
GrowerChateau de la Liquiere
Grape VarietyRoussanne, Grenache Blanc & Rolle
Vintage2023
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
MethodOrganic
CodeLIQ723
Jancis Robinson
We get super excited when Jancis Robinson (or one of her team) write about our wine!
Voted the world's most influential wine critic in polls in the US, France and internationally in 2018, Jancis views herself as a wine writer rather than a wine critic.
She writes daily for JancisRobinson.com and weekly for the Financial Times. She is founder-editor of The Oxford Companion...
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Domaine Fontanel, Amae Blanc, IGP Côtes Catalanes, 2023
Amae is a rich, oaked blend of Roussanne (the Roussanne portion aged in new barrels) Grenache Blanc and Grenache Gris: think white Burgundy crossed with Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc, but with a distinct Roussillon flavour. Full-bodied, nutty and intense with a creamy edge from the bâtonnage. Silky smooth finish. Superb with roast pork rubbed with fennel and garlic. Now-2028
“The honeysuckle and jasmine flowers of Roussanne; the waxy-potato-in-sour-cream of Grenache Blanc. Such a...
ColourWhite
RegionLanguedoc-Roussillon
GrowerDomaine Fontanel
Grape VarietyGrenache Blanc & Roussanne
Vintage2023
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeFON723
Languedoc-Roussillon
There’s something very complete about our annual offer of wines from the Languedoc and Roussillon: with whites, rosés and reds, and wonderful fortified wines, the Vins Doux Naturels which are such a speciality of the region, there should be something for all tastes. Secondly, there are wines for every budget; at every level we believe these wines continue to offer terrific...
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Jancis Robinson
We get super excited when Jancis Robinson (or one of her team) write about our wine!
Voted the world's most influential wine critic in polls in the US, France and internationally in 2018, Jancis views herself as a wine writer rather than a wine critic.
She writes daily for JancisRobinson.com and weekly for the Financial Times. She is founder-editor of The Oxford Companion...
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Chateau Ferry Lacombe, Equinoxe, Cotes de Provence Sainte-Victoire Rose, 2025
This is Ferry Lacombe’s top rosé, made from vines in the designated ‘cru’ area of Sainte-Victoire. A big hit with our top rosé customers last year, the 2025 is 60% Syrah and 40% Grenache. The palest of pales in the glass with a satin-like texture and an abundance of mulberry and lemon fruit. Excellent. Now-2028.
ColourRosé
RegionCôtes de Provence
GrowerFerry Lacombe
Grape VarietyGrenache & Syrah
Vintage2025
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
MethodOrganic
CodeCFL625
Grenache / Garnacha
Grenache / Garnacha
Grenache grows well in hot, dry regions, though it can develop very high (15 degrees+) alcohol.
As such it is grown principally in Southern France and Spain (as Garnacha). It is usually blended with other varieties in the Southern Rhône and Languedoc (Syrah, Mourvedre, Carignan, Cinsaut and others).
Its flavour usually encompasses the...
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Mas des Brousses, Terrasses du Larzac, 2022
An absolute gem of a wine. This quality from Rhone or Bordeaux would be double the price. 50% Mourvèdre with equal parts Syrah and Grenache. Given 18 months in old barrels. Perfumed and lifted with layers of black fruit, olives and mountain herbs. Supple, unforced texture. Powerful without being heavy. Great now but will improve. Now-2030
"A slow, deep crescendo of a wine that has, whisperer-like, drawn Mourvèdre's animal growl down to a purr. White pepper and sumac...
ColourRed
RegionLanguedoc
GrowerMas des Brousses
Grape VarietyMourvedre, Syrah & Grenache
Vintage2022
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
MethodOrganic
CodeMAB222
Languedoc-Roussillon
There’s something very complete about our annual offer of wines from the Languedoc and Roussillon: with whites, rosés and reds, and wonderful fortified wines, the Vins Doux Naturels which are such a speciality of the region, there should be something for all tastes. Secondly, there are wines for every budget; at every level we believe these wines continue to offer terrific...
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Mas des Brousses
Brousses translates as bush, or brush; this is, literally, the farm in the brush.
Amidst the rolling scrub-covered hills around Puéchabon and the pebble-strewn terrasses near the Hérault river lie the domaine’s plots of vines.
Tall Géraldine Combes (from a family who have inhabited Puéchabon, near Gignac, since 1525) juggles looking after...
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Grenache / Garnacha
Grenache / Garnacha
Grenache grows well in hot, dry regions, though it can develop very high (15 degrees+) alcohol.
As such it is grown principally in Southern France and Spain (as Garnacha). It is usually blended with other varieties in the Southern Rhône and Languedoc (Syrah, Mourvedre, Carignan, Cinsaut and others).
Its flavour usually encompasses the...
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Decanter
Decanter provides authoritative content, independent advice and our wine's recently featured in their top 5 (out of 149!).
The panel is made up of 3 experts: Jane Anson, Matt Walls & Matthew Luczy.
Any wine you see on our website that has the Decanter icon on the picture has had a great write up!
Jane Anson
Jane...
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Jancis Robinson
We get super excited when Jancis Robinson (or one of her team) write about our wine!
Voted the world's most influential wine critic in polls in the US, France and internationally in 2018, Jancis views herself as a wine writer rather than a wine critic.
She writes daily for JancisRobinson.com and weekly for the Financial Times. She is founder-editor of The Oxford Companion...
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Villa Tempora, Le Demon du Midi, Pezenas, 2020
A very smart wine from the top 2020 vintage. 70% Syrah and 30% Grenache from basalt soils, aged in amphora and demi-muid. Pretty fruits-of-the-forest nose with wild thyme, warm earth and spice on the palate. Full-bodied and full-flavoured yet light on its feet. Unfined and unfiltered. Now-2028.
"You can taste the Syrah right away – meat and leather, dark chocolate and rosemary. Garrigue and earth. It's a swarthy cowboy of a wine that swaggers. Wears its tannins like...
ColourRed
RegionLanguedoc
Sub RegionPezenas
GrowerVilla Tempora
Grape VarietySyrah & Grenache
Vintage2020
ABV14.5%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
MethodOrganic
CodeTMP320
Languedoc-Roussillon
There’s something very complete about our annual offer of wines from the Languedoc and Roussillon: with whites, rosés and reds, and wonderful fortified wines, the Vins Doux Naturels which are such a speciality of the region, there should be something for all tastes. Secondly, there are wines for every budget; at every level we believe these wines continue to offer terrific...
Discover More
Grenache / Garnacha
Grenache / Garnacha
Grenache grows well in hot, dry regions, though it can develop very high (15 degrees+) alcohol.
As such it is grown principally in Southern France and Spain (as Garnacha). It is usually blended with other varieties in the Southern Rhône and Languedoc (Syrah, Mourvedre, Carignan, Cinsaut and others).
Its flavour usually encompasses the...
Discover More
Jancis Robinson
We get super excited when Jancis Robinson (or one of her team) write about our wine!
Voted the world's most influential wine critic in polls in the US, France and internationally in 2018, Jancis views herself as a wine writer rather than a wine critic.
She writes daily for JancisRobinson.com and weekly for the Financial Times. She is founder-editor of The Oxford Companion...
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Best of the Beautiful South
Includes 2 bottles of each of the below wines, saving over 12% on regular bottle prices.
Great choice of good-value wines in the January sales. The website is really easy to use to make up an order. Delivery, as is often the case, was within 24 hours and, as usual, was well-packed.Read More
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One of my favourite independents. Been enjoying these special wines for more than 10 years. Always interesting choices, and always great value in the sales!Read More
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