“Absolutely wonderful…This is pretty special and very good value!” - Tamlyn Currin for JancisRobinson, 17.5 points

A classic Minervois red blend of Grenache (70%), Mourvèdre (20%) and Cinsault (10%) aged in foudres (large oak casks) for 12 months. It pours the colour of black cherry juice and looks so glossy and healthy that you can almost taste it with your eyes. There’s also a suggestion, possibly an auto-suggestion due to the colour, of black cherry on the nose, laced with violets, white pepper, orange peel and a cool graphite tone that brings freshness to the palate, which is as silky as a silkworm’s kimono. The tannins are so soft and juicy, but they’re not pushovers, they stand their ground with food and give the wine enough backbone to allow it to age for several more years, so I would suggest drinking it from now until 2028, drinking up by 2030. There’s real polish to the fruit, which is sourced from the domaine’s biodynamically-farmed vineyards, and (setting aside the debate as to whether it’s the result of correlation or causation) the wine has a real sense of dynamic energy to it, which I often find lacking in southern French reds, which can feel sullen and sluggish. Here, the fruit is vibrant and alive, bringing a freshness and a moreishness to the palate. 14% alc. Drink now-2030.

Organic/biodynamic farming (non-certified)

Press review:

JancisRobinson.com: “Absolutely wonderful! Peppery, fragrant, fresh – rain-wet gravel. Firm, honest and really exciting fruit. Chewy tannins but not in a tiring way. Liquorice root, caraway, Saskatoon, chocolate mint. So fragrant and lifted from start to finish. Long and seriously exciting! There is so much energy in this wine that I can feel the hair on my arms lifting. This is pretty special! And VGV. (TC). Drink now-2028.” 17.5 points

When it comes to the wines from Priorat, we often hear the same complaint from our customers. They say that they can’t afford the wines they like and they don’t like the wines they can afford. It’s not fun being the piggy in the middle in that game, but we have finally found a Priorat red that we believe squares the circle.

It’s a gloriously hedonistic blend of Grenache, Carignan and Cabernet Sauvignon aged for 12 months in 300 litre French oak barrels and, if we do say so ourselves, tastes insanely good! It’s not impenetrably dark, like many of Priorat’s top reds, which can often taste like chewing on liquorice sticks, it’s lifted and perfumed and sweetly seductive. Imagine scented red-fleshed plums, cherry skins, peonies and Welch’s grape jelly, heightened by grace notes of tamarind, orange peel, cinnamon stick and sheer splendour. It’s rich, but silky and succulent and the tannins are saturated in sweet purple fruits, so it doesn’t stall on the palate, but glides down much too easily and is beautiful to drink with or without food. A dark mineral streak leads to a long, precisely tapered finish where all the delicious elements happily converge. 14% alc. Limited production (790 cases). Drink now-2032.

Organic farming

Press Review:

JancisRobinson.com (previous vintage): “Utterly seductive. Wild thyme and mint on the nose, just the slightest drift. This wine is rich, rich, rich. A sensuous symphony of the ripest of mulberries, black cherries, thick plum fruit, plum skin, plum jam bleeding with red ink, orange tang and brightness, the fresh-iron lick of blood and beef-savoury Bovril. Caraway spice and something that takes me to a wood-panelled library, a glass of whiskey on the side table gleaming in the light thrown by the flames of a wood fire in the hearth. A scratch of tannins, textured like an old booking binding, as plush as a deep, velvet armchair. Right at the very end, a bright, playful, dancing ping of strawberry. Utterly irresistible... (TC). Drink now-2030.“ 17.5 points


Customer comments :

“I enjoyed that so much, I’ll happily take some more.” - Mr J.H.

“Tried last night and it certainly lived up to its billing - gloriously fruity, mineral and very long on the finish. V drinkable now, but I reckon it will be better in 12 months ... if anyone can keep it that long. Will be back for more soon.” - Mr. T.M.

”Excellent wine!” - Ms. J.H.

“Really good – one of our favourites.” - Mr O.M.

”L’Interrogant is completely delicious. Do you have another 12 bottle case?” - Mrs. D.C.

”I recommended this to a friend who likes Priorat….a lot. His father-in-law, a Spanish economist who knows more than just numbers, came to stay, tried the wine and declared it was the best Priorat he had ever tasted.” - Mr. L.M.