Plenty of fruit, smooth and rich. Herbs!
Fitou is right at the southern point of France, beyond Narbonne and just before Perpignan and the Spanish border. Technically part of the greater Languedoc wine region, it, like Minervois and Corbieres, makes a name for itself separately due to its proximity to both the Mediterranean and the Pyrenees. They produce wonderfully rich, smooth wines, which typically have that herbal dusty aromas you might associated with an arid mountaintop. Wines well worth getting to know.
Ripe exotic fruits, spices and generous length
The Lebanon may be considered an inhospitable place to visit currently (and very sadly), but it remains an ideal location to produce wines: dry, warm and moderated by the Mediterranean. Indeed, wine-making in the Levant goes back centuries. But this is a modern outfit, with some serious French heft behind it: the Brunier family of Vieux Telegraphe in Chateauneuf-du-Pape, and Dominique Hebrand formerly of Cheval Blanc. This is their entry-level version, and very fine it is too: plenty of fruit and body, but with a serious backbone behind it as well.
"What kind of wine shall we have tonight?" It's just one of those questions, isn't it? Filled both with anticipation, and dread. Let us help you choose with our Wine Style Guides. Life is after all too short to be stuck with mediocre wines.
The much misunderstood colour As we all thoroughly enjoy this unseasonable sunshine (although as this is written, the prospect...
Oooh, but it's a bit chilly out there now, isn't it?! Taking the kids to school in the morning requires another 10 minutes preparation just to get the necessary layers, gloves, hats and scarves on, although the glorious sunshine we have now means we really can't complain...
