(2012) Such a pale colour and a beautiful nose, with gentle spice and floral notes, and soft, bracken and gently truffly, mushroomy notes. The palate is delicious, with a cappuccino softness and such lovely flavours with rhubarb and sweet black fruits, the flavours fully melded. This is drinking beautifully, with such lovely balance and freshness, with elegance and really long finish. Though Serge thinks this is not yet ready, I thought it was delicious and drinking perfectly.

(2012) Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon. Unoaked. Big cherry-ripe nose, with a ripe, plummy character and a slightly indistinct, if creamy and crowd-pleasing fruit quality, a touch of spice. Low tannins and acids.

(2012) There's a meatiness here and lots of tight black fruit, with forest fruits and glossy dark flavours smoothed by Sandalwood and creamy spice. The palate has lots of tannin at this stage, lots of inky, youthful tannic character, but the charm of the fruit comes through so sweetly and purely.

(2012) At this time there was more than 50% Cinsault. Transparently pale ruby/tawny. Old, sweet, brown sugar and vaguely dank and leafy and vegetal, cep mushroom notes. The palate has real sweetness and a touch of that coffee and chocolate smoothness and richness, the lovely red fruit elegance comes through again, with very nice balance in the finish. Though spicy, the lingering impression is of its sweet fruit.

(2012) Six months in third use oak. Ruby colour, dark but not dense. Slightly baked quality to the fruit, big creaminess, with some cherry. Spices and touches of that baked characters on the palate again. Good Pinot character though, and whilst that baked quality is a little off-putting, a successful wine.

(2012) 100% Syrah in all new American oak barrels. Lovely nose, the spices and hint of coconutty richness from the American oak (not overdone) sits with the lovely weight of fruit, a deep pool of black flavour and touches of floral and peppery exotic notes. The palate has wonderful richness and flavour, with huge silky texture and such a sexy black fruit, spice and long, pure finish.

(2012) 50% Syrah, 30% Cabernet Franc and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. Six months in one year old oak, after blending. Quite a bright, jammy, slightly lifted red and black fruit nose, a touch of mint chocolate. The palate has spice and quite robust, chunky tannins, with a big orangy, juicy qualities. Quite juicy and fresh, a little astringency on the finish perhaps, needing food.

(2012) Plenty of spice and plenty of cherry fruit here, a similar character to the 2008, but it is brighter, a little more briary and toasty too, but I like the purity of the fruit here and the finish seems long and harmonious. A lightness of touch here and again, excellent 'Pinosity'. Lebanese Fine Wines has the 2010 vintage at time of writing, priced at £26.00

(2012) Similar nose, but has a little more fruit focus, with a touch a smoky bacon and the berry fruit, and a lovely velvety depth to the aromas again with some rose-like nuances to the perfume that are wonderfully Lebanese. The juiciness of the finish is lovely too, lots of cherry and tight acids, giving a very long finish. From 35 year old vines.

(2012) 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 10% Petit Verdot. 16 months in oak. Gentle, quite restrained nose, with a touch of cedar but the fruit pure and blackcurranty, very classy and restrained stuff. The palate has nice dry, savoury fruit and a certain lean, food friendly Bordeaux style.