This wine's real point of difference is that it is a blend of three consecutive vintages. The blend number is written in letters on the label, to identify the different blends of each vintage. CARPE DIVEM 'TROIS' (2011, 2012, 2013) was bottled in August 2016. The blending of different vintages is very common in Champagne but very rare for red wines, most famous example being Vega Sicilia's Reserva Especial. The weather makes a great difference to our vintages, and because of this, blending different vintages is a way of reducing the effect of the weather, by evening it out; poetically speaking, one might say the wrinkles of time is smoothen away. Some might say that by blending, something is lost, and in a way this is true. The mark of a particular year is effectively erased, in other words, the vintage effect. Blend of Merlot 70%, Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsault 30%

From old vines are old with yield kept very low resulting in a concentrated wine. A full bodied, intense taste of Grenache, raw meat, pepper, liquorice. A succulent wine with depth, savoury spice and silky grip. Only 4000 bttl are produced per year. Blend: Grenache 70%, Syrah 20%, Mourvedre 5%, Cinsault 5%

A rich, ripe and concentrated wine with a bouquet of cherry, leather, cigar box and hints of orange peel. Palate of black fruits, licorice, peppermint, tannins - a very fine wine. Ageing potential for 15 years, but also good for drinking now. Blend: Merlot 80%, Petit Verdot 20%

Grapes are from 70 years old vines. A strong, spicy, powerful white wine. Blend: Grenache Gris 85%, Maccabeu 15%

Brilliant and limpid with a pale greenish gold hue. The aromas are particularly expressive in this rather hot vintage, with stone fruit such as apricot or vine peach, evolving to floral notes of acacia blossom and aniseed. Good balance in the mouth, fresh, fruity and round, with a delicious minerality which is the signature of this wine from one vintage to the next. Softly oaky and very harmonious finish which remains superbly fresh in spite of the heatwave conditions of the vintage. A blend from 6 different fields.

Brilliant deep purple red in colour. The nose is opulent with notes of ripe black fruit and forest floor. In the mouth the impression is immediately one of harmony, with its silky and densely textured tannins. As in each vintage, we find notes of truffle, mocha, chocolate, black fruit like blueberry, blackcurrant and blackberry, with a glorious finish all in freshness and persistence. For those wishing to make great red wines, Caramany is truly a little corner of paradise. 40% Syrah - 30% Carignan - 30% Grenache Noir

Deep purple red in colour. Initial aromas are typical of this terroir of red shale mounds known as “ruffes”, with untamed, spicy notes of garrigue, followed by peat and truffle in a very Mediterranean style. The palate is elegant and superbly balanced with silky, melting
tannins of great persistence. The inherent freshness of this wine is exceptional, as always, with a myriad of small red berry fruit, truffle, garrigue but also notes of black olive tapenade creating exceptional harmony. A rare cuvee that can be enjoyed today, in this vintage, or cellared for many more years.

From old vines are old with yield kept very low resulting in a concentrated wine. A full bodied, intense taste of Grenache, raw meat, pepper, liquorice. A succulent wine with depth, savoury spice and silky grip. Only 4000 bttl are produced per year. Blend: Grenache 70%, Syrah 20%, Mourvedre 5%, Cinsault 5%

A vibrant red colour veering towards garnet. The nose offers a powerful bouquet garni of spices, with blackberry, fig, cinnamon, and grilled aromas. In the mouth it is supple with well-integrated, plump tannins and superb aromatic expression taking in laurel, pepper, blackcurrant and yellow plum, typical of this most southerly terroir of our region. The Roussillon is fiercely Mediterranean, seared by the sun, and the wine produced in such a harsh environment is something of a small miracle. So this is our “petit miracle” in a vintage that holds a promise of great things to come.