A warm summer with sufficient rain to keep the vines healthy. One of those rare years that delivered both exceptional quality and above-average quantity. The wines have been fruit-forward from the moment the grapes were picked at full ripeness.

Bright cherry and raspberry 'fruit compote' notes with a touch of local herbs. A hint of oak from a one-year-old barrel.

On the palate The Bee-Side is bursting with expressive red fruit, but there is also a distinct mineral freshness, rounded and smooth tannins and notes of fennel that balance the wine perfectly. The finish is long.

A beaming cherry red.

Just delicious with saussices catalan or robust pasta dishes. Or anything really.

After pressing in a small basket press, the wine was drained into two 500 L barrels, one 1-year-old and one 4-year-old, and aged for 14 months. We blended these two barrels with an equal quantity of Jean-Marc's fine old vine Grenache to produce this year's Bee-side.