This has a stunning combination of red-fruit charm, plus blackberry, chocolate and spicy aromas that you need some time to take in properly. Very ripe and powerful, but also graceful and silky, this has a very long finish that’s full of life.

Philippe Bravay is one of the finest small-scale artisan producers in the famed Chateauneuf du Pape sub-region of the Southern Rhone.

With organic farming underpinning his whole operation, Philippe has amassed a huge cult following for his pure, unadulterated expressions of Grenache and Grenache blends from Chateauneuf and Cotes du Rhone.

These wines are crafted from old vines, many nearing a century old. The fruit gets to optimum ripeness without feeling heavy or overly cooked.