The Laurel is the estate’s marvellous second wine (although this is more like a Forts de Latour or Carruades de Lafite than a mere second label!), which is also on fine form in 2019.

If you like rich, southern Rhone-ish style wines but also appreciate freshness and balance, if you like round, supple, velvety tannins, and wines with spicy, high-toned cassis and forest fruit character, if you like wines from exciting, up-and-coming regions with exceptional critical ratings at unexpectedly reasonable prices, in other words if you like wine...then you should really take a case or three of this!