Château la Liquière, Terre du Sud, Faugères, Languedoc-Roussillon, France 2022

In the foothills of the Cévennes mountains, Faugères is synonymous with schist soils. Château La Liquière is a family-owned estate, and its vineyards are located in the highest parts of the appellation. This new Majestic exclusive offers great complexity for the price, deeply aromatic with dark liqueur-like plum fruit, menthol notes, a savoury, almost saline edge and a graphite darkness. Really accomplished winemaking. Mix-six price: £11.99.