A selection of rare wines and great Burgundy wines, domaine Rousseau wines, domaine Leflaive wines, domaine Dauvissat wines, domaine Raveneau wines, domaine Roumier wines. Great Rhône Valley wines, domaine Chave wines, domaine Guigal wines, and a large choice of Bordeaux grand cru wines
Our wines of the month
The nose offers white peach, citrus and white flowers, with a touch of hazelnut. The palate is fleshy and creamy, carried by bright acidity and chalky minerality
Only 2 bottles/ pers. Saturated red. Powerful aromas of black raspberry, candied cherry, licorice and smoky minerals. Pretty sexy wine
The 2020 shows an expressive nose of tart red fruit, pear and flowers, with notes of spice, mint and dried herbs
The wine shows a nose of crystalline minerality, citrus and flint, with a buttery touch from the oak. The palate is dry and powerful, carried by vibrant acidity and an elegant structure
The wine shows a nose of blackcurrant and red fruit, with a spicy, floral touch from the whole clusters. The palate is racy and fruity, with velvety tannins and the freshness of the upper slope
The colour is ruby with purple tints. The nose combines black cherry and fresh raspberry, peony and violet, with a touch of orange zest, undergrowth and limestone
The 2022 shows a gently reductive nose of pear, white flowers, hazelnut and wet stones, with a hint of orange blossom
Here the nose is notably more reserved though just as pure and ripe with a similar nose of white orchard fruit along with spice, lemon hint
The 2022 shows a dark colour and a nose of dark and red fruit, garrigue and spice, with a vanilla touch from the barrels. The palate is powerful and velvety, carried by a bright freshness that balances the concentration
Maxime Renaudin came to wine as a career change: sources mention a background in law or in environmental engineering.
He trained in 2017 at La Grange des Pères, with the late Laurent Vaillé (who died in 2021), one of the great names of the Languedoc.
He founded his estate in 2018. The first vintage is 2018.
The cuvées
• Pays d’Hérault red: the main cuvée, a blend of Carignan, Grenache and Syrah (about 40% Carignan, the rest split between Grenache and Syrah depending on the source).
• Pays d’Hérault Carignan: 100% Carignan, a micro-production since the 2021 vintage.
The signature
• Elegant, fresh reds that focus on purity of fruit rather than power.
• Black fruit (blackcurrant, blackberry), spice and garrigue, with a round structure and natural freshness.
• The 2018 has been compared to a Burgundy for its finesse; the Carignan is darker and more structured.
• Wines for the cellar: 8 to 12 years of ageing is recommended.
In the cellar
• Grapes 100% destemmed.
• Each variety and each plot is vinified separately; the blend is made just before bottling.
• Gentle extraction, closer to infusion, to keep freshness.
• 24 months of ageing in French oak barrels, with very little sulphur.
The open, rounded nose combines blackcurrant, blackberry, spice and garrigue. The palate is round and balanced, driven by natural freshness and fine tannins
Darker and more structured than the blended red, it offers a concentrated nose of black and red fruit, garrigue and spice. The palate is structured, with fresh tannins that need some time
In Champagne, picking officially began between 12 and 17 August 2026 depending on the village, roughly a month earlier than what was long considered normal. It has been a testing vintage: after early budburst, spring frost destroyed nearly 43% of potential production, according to the Union des Maisons de Champagne. The summer heat then scorched part of the crop.
Burgundy 2026: a very small harvest, but an "explosion of flavours"
Burgundy has brought in one of its smallest vintages in recent years: about 30% less wine than the five-year average, according to the regional wine board (BIVB)
Spring frost, poor fruit set on the white varieties and then a scorching summer (some sixty days above 30 °C and a severe lack of rain) produced small, concentrated berries.
