Bronze Medal Decanter Wine Awards 2025 - V23 Elegant aromas of dried herbs, small berries and smoked black tea. Juicy and fruit driven palate

A concentrated and savoury red from the deep south of France. This Corbières shows intriguing savoury and herbal aromas of bitters and thyme. The palate is full of morello cherry fruit and carries through savoury flavours to the finish. A delight that constantly punches well above its price point.

A sublime blend of Organic grapes 45% Syrah, 30% Carignan, 15% Grenache and 10% Mourvèdre.

''A fruity, juicy and linear red. Red berries, black olives and warm herbs dominate on the nose. It’s medium-bodied with chalky tannins and texture. Similar development throughout. From organically grown grapes. Drink now.'' V23 James Suckling 88/100

Château de Luc Rouge, AOP Corbières [Organic] 2024: I can’t find the grape varieties in this blend on the label or the internet but it’s a riot of ripe raspberries and black pepper. Juice jazz jack-in-the-box. I love the wide-arm welcome of the wine wine, the effervescent energy, the exuberance. It’s a wine that is singing the soprano of the fruit song, but rooted to its place in the long strands of ink-dust baritone and winter-soil-stones tenor of the tucked-in tannins. (TC) 16.5pts Jancis Robinson (December 2025)