Les Amandiers Bouteille grenache blend is made by cult producer Raymond Usseglio from Châteauneuf-du-Pape, one of our favourites from the region. This delicious grenache blend is packed with super fresh berries - raspberry, strawberry, loganberry - plus distinctive chinotto and blood orange. There are even stone fruits on the palate. It’s a lovely and fresh with medium-to-full weight, grippy and fruit-driven without being too serious or too flippant.

Just in front of Corton-Charlemagne lies the vineyard for Les Fichots, deemed as some of the most desirable soils for pinot that Nicolas works with. Southeast-facing, 40 to 60 year old vines produce concentrated fruit buzzing with minerality and a generous acid line. With each new sip your palate will experience new delights, each one complementing the last. This is only just coming into its prime drinking window, meaning there’s years aplenty to enjoy these bottles- one special occasion at a time.

Young Beaujolais native Jean-Baptiste boasts an illustrious career. From doing vintages in Australia’s McLaren Vale (Coriole) to USA’s Sonoma (Chalk Hill), and all over Europe with famous French producers (including Yves Cuilleron). He had quite a curated apprenticeship, which ultimately lead to a rare opportunity to acquire the Domaine du Mont Joly in Beaujolais. With these ancient granite soils, and 2.5 hectares of vines, it’s all about gamay and the unearthing of vast terroirs in Beaujolais-Villages. Beaujolais which shows intensity is a wondrous thing. With a deep nose that offers juicy black cherries, bramble and ripe plum, this is quite concentrated with chunkier upfront tannins that taper into a silky ‘peacock feather’ shaped finish. This is all about exuberance, yet with an effortlessness feeling. Wow.