Chateau de Valflaunes - Pic St Loup

Pic St Loup, Languedoc

Decanter magazine described Fabian Reboul as 'one of a new generation of stars in Pic St Loup', an area of Languedoc that is blessed with a wild beauty that carries through to its wines. Reboul accumulated his wine-making experience through his extensive travels through Burgundy, Oregon and New Zealand, before returning to his native village to make his first wine in 1998.

We had to wait for twelve months to get our hands on this tranche of wines and will wait a further eight months to get the top cuvee, which is made in such small quantities that the majority is snapped up in the home market well before it is even in barrel. But it was certainly worth waiting for! (A word of advice for anyone visiting the domaine - beware the neighbour's dogs!)