Cyril Fahl, the young man behind this wine, is known as ‘The Monk’ to his neighbours. This is because he is not married, he does not socialise with friends and he seems to have no hobbies or activities other than his beloved wines and vines. He is obsessed.

He trained in the Loire valley before, like many young wine makers these days, finding land to buy down in Rousillon. These particular vineyards have 50 – 100 year old vines and are on north and north east facing slopes of Gneiss soils. He farms completely biodynamically and does everything by hand. And his wines are, in our opinion, quite sensational. This has flavours of quince which quickly develop a nutty, oatey edge. There is great minerality here, with deliciously silky texture which is so often seen in these wines. Do decant and don’t drink too cold.

Good With

Fish, chicken and even pork.