Wild strawberry, mulberry, rhubarb and cinnamon on the nose. It’s medium-bodied with plush tannins. Round and layered with balance and freshness. Juicy, with a core of fruit and a flavorful finish. A blend of syrah and grenache. From biodynamically grown grapes. with Demeter certification. Drink or hold.

Full-bodied and densely concentrated, the 2017 Minervois La Liviniere Les Planels can come across as being too much of a good thing. Vanilla accents notions of fruitcake and plum pudding, as this Syrah-Grenache blend combines fruity and savory elements into a complex, dark-fruited wine that deserves a couple of years in the cellar to sort itself out.

A Syrah dominant wine from a 3ha parcel of mixed clay-limestone and clay-sandstone. This is full-bodied with a rich colour and fragrant and fruity nose. Soft and sumptuous on the palate, this is seriously drinkable with sweet red cherries nestled together alongside dark chocolate, cocoa and liquorice notes giving fruit and spice.