Georges Vernay, Condrieu Les Terrasses de L'Empire, 2023 SO080426 Familly Mousse Based in Stellenbosch with fruit

Based in Stellenbosch with fruit sourced from Stellenbosch and Elgin

with red fruit

Certan de May is one of Pomerol's historic small estates — five hectares perched on the high plateau alongside Vieux Château Certan and Pétrus

Best with rich meats

classically composed (Cabernet Sauvignon-led with a generous slug of Merlot) on the appellation's gravel-and-clay terraces

Georges Vernay, Condrieu Les Terrasses de L'Empire, 2023 SO080426 Familly Mousse Based in Stellenbosch with fruitDomaine Georges Vernay is the estate credited with saving Condrieu when Georges took over in the 1950s, the appellation was down to a handful of hectares of Viognier. Today his daughter Christine runs the domaine and farms it organically. Les Terrasses de l'Empire is the entry point into her range, but 'entry' is relative: the fruit comes from a patchwork of plots within Condrieu, with vines averaging around thirty five years old on the appellation's