White Wine Selections

**Around 1000 bottles of this graceful, organic wine are produced annually. Grapes are grown on sun bathed and wind swept steep shale terraces overlooking Banyuls-sur-mer. **

Grape Variety: Grenache 55% – Mouvrède 30% – Syrah 15 %

Country/ Region: Collioure.

Taste: dark ruby red wine, both bodied and supple. Marked notes of ripe black and red berries, violets.

Pairings: Roasted poultry, roasted pork loin or veal chops, slow cooked stews – Soft and semi-hard cow’s milk cheeses

Alcohol (ABV): 13.5%

** Another rare wine, only produced to 600 bottles. Vine are grown on the sunny and windy steep shale terraces overlooking Banyuls-Sur-Mer and Collioure, grapes are hand picked and matured in oak casks for 12 months **

Grape Variety: Grenache Noir 55%, Syrah 45%

Country/ Region: Collioure

Taste: deep, complex, full-bodied red wine with smooth and supple tannins. Intense notes of ripe blackberries, long finish on notes of mocha, cocoa and vanilla.

Pairings: ideal with Irish medium rare venison/beef fillet – aged cows milk cheeses. Spare a little to elevate a rich dark chocolate dessert.

Alcohol (ABV): 13.5%

**Astonishing dry white wine, organically grown on Boulbène soil (clay-sandy soil typical of the area). Grapes were hand picked with sugar/acidity balance earlier than usually, on September 23, 2022. Vinification in casks.**

Grape Variety: Bouysselet 100%

Country/ Region: Vin de France, Fronton area

Taste: Gourmet white wine, with a complex profile of autumn and exotic fruits (citrus, pear, quince, apple, pineapple) and notes of pepper and saffron.

Pairings: Pork belly with apples, veal chops, roast lemon chicken – Grilled lobster or scallops – Saffron infused cuisine – Chicken or vegetable tagine – Foie gras.

Alcohol (ABV): 12.5%

** Gorgeous white wine from Irouleguy, Pays Basque. Vines are grown on limestone terroir. Matured in casks. **

Grape Variety: Petit Manseng 50%, Petit Corbu 50%

Country/ Region: Irouleguy

Taste:Earthy, herbaceous nose, complex and full bodied. Let it breathe and it releases rich and ample notes of exotic fruits and pear. Intense acidity perfectly balanced with mineral density.

Pairings: chicken “basquaise”, braised pork belly, herb-roasted poultry – mildly spiced Thaï or oriental cuisine – fatty raw fish – Ossau-Iraty (sheep’s milk) cheese, as well as pungent/washed rind cheeses.

Alcohol (ABV): 13.5%

**This unusual blend make this white wine very atypical. Organic grapes grown on karstic clay-limestone soil, and hand picked mid september. 6 months maturation in casks and terra cotta jars. **

Grape Variety:Sauvignon Blanc 40% – Sauvignon Gris 20% – Muscadelle 20% – Ugny Blanc 10% – Chenin 10%

Country/ Region: Vin de France, Bergerac area

Taste: Lively acidity balanced with minerality, ample and fresh mouthfeel with notes of yellow and exotic fruits.

Pairings: mild Asian or Oriental cuisine – Raw and grilled seafood – light white meats on the grill or pan-seared – Rabbit Pâté – Seafood terrines – French bistro starters or French savoury tarts and quiches – Goat’s and sheep’s milk cheeses, fresh Ricotta or Burrata.

Alcohol (ABV): 13.5%

**One of the most beautiful champagne ‘Brut’ on the market”, according to ‘Guide des meilleurs vins de France, 2026’, and it is well deserved. This Champagne, produced in limited quantities, will be your Christmas “Coup de cœur!**

Grape Variety: Chardonnay 10% Pinot Noir 90%

Country/ Region: Champagne

Taste: Dry, crisp with intense minerality, releasing intense flavour of ripe grape.

Pairings: this champagne requires food that either mirrors its stark purity or fat for its crispiness to cut through. Ideally pairs with savoury canapés, oysters, sushi/sashimi, scallops, asparagus starters, smoked salmon, Jamón Iberico, truffle creamy risotto.

Alcohol (ABV): 13%

**This red wine is peculiar. Not only it is organic, but it is a natural wine with no sulfites added. Maturation 18 months in casks. **

Grape Variety: Cabernet Franc and Tannat

Country/ Region: Irouleguy

Taste: dark ruby colour, fruity on notes of black cherry and blackberry. Complex, round and velvety on the palate.

Pairing: is incredibly versatile: Juicy rack of lamb, grilled beef, pork sausages with peppers, veal “basquaise”, duck confit and Cassoulet, duck pâté and charcuterie – red tuna steak with a rich tomato sauce and red peppers – Blue cheeses.

Alcohol (ABV): 12.5%

**This organic wine is 100% natural, using 100% indigenous yeast. Grapes were hand picked on August 30th and September 11th, 2023 at dawn, to keep both tension and freshness in this unique blend of local grapes, grown on pebbled plateau with deep clay-limestone subsoil. The result is chiselled and precise. **

Grape Variety: Clairette Blanche 25%, Viognier 20%, Roussanne 20%, Marsanne 15%, Grenache 15%, Bourloulenc 5%

Country/ Region: Côtes du Rhône Villages, Ardèche.

Taste: dry, complex and full-bodied white wine. Subtle oiliness and soft astringency, with a hint of smokiness. Notes of peach, stone fruits and melon and pleasant nuttiness (almond)

Pairing: Irish braised pork belly or chops, roast poultry, slow cooked lemon chicken – Rich fish (halibut, salmon, tuna) as well as pan-seared scallops – Matured and hard cheeses – Mushrooms risotto – Mildly spiced Asian or Moroccan cuisine.

Alcohol (ABV): 14%