With huge amounts of warm, soft and fleshy red berry flavours from the Grenache and a nice lift and bite from the woody notes provided the Syrah, this is a little more accessible than the more expensive offerings from Singla and the perfect wine to enjoy by the fire on a cosy carefree winter's evening. Unusually, the two grape varieties are macerated and vinified together, rather than blended after the event, bringing a unique sense of harmony to the wine.

Laurent De Besombes' 100% Syrah is a unique expression from this part of France - aged in both oak and acacia wood, and displaying a balance of acidity and flavour unusual for a wine hailing from this far south. An intense nose of berries, plum, olives and spice give way to a full body of wood, smoke and even a subtle note of sea spray. A lovely, long finish - consider decanting if young.