“Les Terres Brûlées (The Roasted Earths) is the prettiest expression of Syrah from the Cornas appellation. From a mixture of 20 to 60 year old vines this wine is a subtle blend I fulfill each year from different plots.

The tannins, powerful but elegant, are softened by a well-managed maturation of two years in oak. The wine of intense ruby colour has aromas of raspberry, liquorice, coffee and a long spicy finish. I love to linger over this wine with a rib roast of beef and dauphinoise potatoes.”