Calmel & Joseph, Waitrose Loved & Found Piquepoul Noir, Vin de France 2023

With very few vineyards remaining - concentrated in the southern Rhône and Languedoc - Piquepoul Noir is rarely vinified on its own, serving mostly as a minor blending component in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Here it is given full protagonism, in an intense, fleshy wine, bursting with ripe strawberries, raspberries and red cherries. Great intensity and fruit definition. Delicious savoury tail of Mediterranean herbs. Best enjoyed slightly chilled.