Cotes du Rhone Domaine Lafond Roc Epine 202470% Grenache, 30% Syrah From organic farming, this Ctes du Rhne red AOP 2023 from Domaine Lafond Roc Epine comes from a stony and clay limestone soil for one plot, sandy and rolled pebbles for the second. Domaine Lafond wants to bring freshness and good fruitiness to a powerful wine from the Rhne Valley. Deep in colour, with expressive youthful fruitiness on the nose blackberry and raspberry alongside earthy spices. Medium full, with easygoing tannins

but more northern Rhône

Nothing is added or taken away from press to bottle

Orgo is a small family-owned winery that produces high quality wines made in traditional qvevri vessels (clay amphora) for vinification and maturation

Very quaffable

Often overshadowed by its more famous neighbour Aloxe-Corton

A family-owned winery founded in 1946

Christmas cake and honey aromas are woven beautifully into the bonfire smoke and balsamic notes from the peat and the palate has a wonderfully voluptuous warmth - this is an after dinner whisky par excellence

medium-long finish with lingering notes of dried red fruit

There’s power here

With classic aromas of blackberry

he returned to Austria with a mission to make his own wine with a global perspective

gently extracted over six to eight days before basket pressing and transfer to barrel