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The cuvée La Paterne domaine du Antoine Sanzay is a major success in this very Loire Valley 2023 vintage. This Saumur-Champigny plays the card of freshness and fruit, with a lovely supple body. A superb Loire wine of the highest quality.

RVF : 90/100

Cuvée Navis is a superb Languedoc organic wine. Made for ageing, this cuvée develops on the nose with notes of morello cherries, blackberry and white pepper. On the palate, silky tannins give way to notes of fresh black fruit and sweet spices. Superb length.

The cuvée Petit Sid du domaine Cosse Maisonneuve is a fleshy, fruity and spicy Cahors. A modern version of the AOP, with a beautiful elegance.

Le Chiroubles du domaine de la Grosse Pierre est un vin naturel fruité, gourmand, léger, qui se décline sur des notes de petits fruits rouges. Une jolie gourmandise !

A lovely organic red cuvée les Agriates from Domaine Giacometti on the Patrimonio terroir. The wine is luscious, supple and fruity, all finesse0 A lovely discovery to enjoy with white meats or grilled red meats!

Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2025: 91/100

Domaine de la Butte's Pied de la Butte is a greedy, fruity Bourgueil. A sensual organic wine with a light structure. A model of the appellation.Guide Bettane et Dessauve 2019 : 15.5/20

The Château Doyac is a superb organic wine produced in the Haut-Medoc PDO. Biodynamic viticulture gives it finesse and freshness compared with other cuvées from this AOP. A great success!

The Cuvée Au Coeur de Ventabren from Domaine Pique-Basse comes from plots of Syrah planted in 1975 in the foothills of the Ventabren massif at a place called "Croix de Cornu" with clay soil (a mixture of yellow and white marls) naturally giving a low yield of 30 hectoliters per hectare. The color is dark, almost black, with blood-red highlights. The nose opens with smoky notes of black pepper and blond tobacco, followed by mineral aromas and well-integrated wood. The palate, all spicy length, is perfectly matched by the freshness of smooth, taut, still-tight tannins.

The signature wine of Domaine de Dernacueillette — the Corbières that most faithfully expresses the terroir of Termenès. A blend of Syrah (55%), Carignan (35%)—including vines ranging from 75 to 150 years old—and Grenache (10%), with no added sulfites, grown at an altitude of 600 meters.

An open and complex nose of black fruit, violet, pepper, and earth. Fresh and taut on the palate, with fine tannins, remarkable acidity, and elegant length. Decanting reveals its full depth.

Guillaume Boussens, Best Winemaker of the Languedoc 2024.

Le Clos des Immortelles 2024 is the signature wine of Mas de la Séranne since its inception over 20 years ago — "a superb Terrasses du Larzac, quite a journey."

Purple-red color with violet highlights. Complex nose of mocha, licorice, sweet spices, thyme, white pepper, and blackcurrant. Opulent, full-bodied, and fresh on the palate, with chocolate notes, a hint of spice, silky tannins, and excellent length. Serve at 18°C; decant before tasting.

Syrah 25%, Cinsault 25%, Mourvèdre 25%, Grenache 10%, Morrastel 10%, Carignan 5%. Old terraces of the Hérault, vines backed by garrigue (immortelle flowers in May). Organic, traditional fermentation and long maceration, aged for 13 months in Allier and Centre oak barrels (1 to 3 wines).

Aging potential: 5 to 7 years.

A la Venvole du domaine de Cebene is an organic Faugères accessible in its youth. The palate develops notes of spices, garrigue, pomegranate and old rose. Fresh, long finish, with lovely crisp fruit.

Magnificent Madiran Vieilles Vignes is this 100% tannat from domaine Labranche-Laffont. Christine Dupuy produces a racy, powerful wine, but resting on soft, elegant tannins, all too rare in the Madiran AOC. A benchmark for the appellation in a great vintage. Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2022: 92/100

The cuvée 1769 rouge du Clos Venturi is a gourmet organic wine full of freshness. This Corsican wine develops notes of red fruits, smoke and spices. Niellucciu blends beautifully with Syrah and Sciaccarellu to produce a bewitching, elegant wine.

Caune d'en Joffre du domaine des Schistes is a plot with an overwhelming majority of Carignan. This organic Roussillon wine has power and complexity, but with the freshness and mintiness given by this superb grape variety. A great success to drink over 10 years!

RVF : 93/100

Superb cuvee from Domaine de l'Enclos des Braves, between power and depth. The tannins are silky and the wine elegant.

L'ile 4 sous is a Saumur-Champigny from Chateau Yvonne more accessible and less structured than the cuvée La Folie. This organic wine delivers immediate pleasure with intense fruity aromas. A pretty bottle to be enjoyed at 18°.

The cuvée Ancestrale du domaine Bertrand Bergé has a complex nose with notes of blackberry and blackcurrant. The palate is full-bodied with powerful, deep tannins. A superb bottle for laying down.

Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2024: 90/100

Petit Merle aux Alouettes is a magnificent organic wine from domaine Alain Chabanon, at once luscious, intense and pulpy. A sure-fire Languedoc value!

The cuvée rouge du Domaibe Ray-Jane is a powerful Bandol with great character. This organic wine has great structure, powerful tannins and great complexity!

Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2020 : 16/20

Cuvée Agartha du Château Armoria is the estate's great cuvée for laying down: made from carignan and mourvèdre, the attack is gourmand, with notes of black fruits and spices. This organic Minervois wine is beautifully balanced. It will keep for 5 to 7 years in the cellar. A wonderful discovery!

The cuvée La Chapelle du Château Romanin is a superb red Baux-de-Provence. The wine develops on notes of raspberry, blackberry, redcurrant, and some spicy notes such as juniper. On the palate, it reveals itself to be ample and silky on notes of chocolate and tobacco. Very good length.

The Bonne Pioche cuvée from domaine Clavel is a superb Pic-Saint-Loup with a purplish color. The nose of this organic wine features notes of peony, violet and garrigue. The palate unfolds with notes of ripe black fruit, spices and licorice. The finish is fresh, gourmand and elegant.

Au cerisier is a magnificent parcel from the domaine Combel la Serre: this organic wine reveals fine, kirschy cherry aromas. The nose is fruity, the palate silky and of a rare elegance for this terroir. Drink up or cellar for 7 years!

RVF : 92/100