Bourgogne Pinot Noir, Domaine Francois Raquillet 2019 Region_Campania Bordeaux and Australia's Clare Valley

Bordeaux and Australia's Clare Valley before returning to settle in the small but historic town of Rions on the right bank of the Garonne river

has been renovated and modernised since the early 2000s and now has 27 hectares of prime Grand Cru vineyards

a (hefty) stone's throw from the M20 and Eurostar railway line and just six miles from the Channel

pure wines with the region's manganese or 'roches bleues' soils imparting a distinctive mineral and peppery spice quality

Maule Valley

Bourgogne Pinot Noir, Domaine Francois Raquillet 2019 Region_Campania Bordeaux and Australia's Clare ValleyThe ebullient and down to earth Francois, the 11th generation of his family of grape growers in Mercurey, is now considered one of the best in the village. He has 10 hectares of mostly old Pinot Noir vines and favours low yields and very careful sorting of the harvested fruit, resulting in rich, concentrated but never over ripe wines. His straight Bourgogne rouge, from three parcels of 60 year old vines and aged two or three years in old oak, is