This dry Petit Manseng shows wonderfully ripe exotic fruit such as pineapple, and honey on the nose. The palate is well balanced and full bodied, with great acidity, minerality and complexity.

This has been described by Isabelle de Nazelle (vineyard owner) as 'Christmas in a bottle', with powerful quince and tropical fruit aromas. Harvested later than its sibling wine the Cuvée St Clement, it has higher sugar content and thus a more controlled alcohol level, making it the ideal dessert wine. Fresh acidity offsets the sweetness.

Heavy quince, spice and fruit aromas. Rich and refined at the same time, with brilliant balance.

Marzipan, orange peel and spices. Rich sweet and licorous.

A tropical and aromatic nose, with a lovely crisp and fresh palate. An ideal aperitif wine.

The Gaillac Blanc, a fascinating blend of Mauzac, Loin de l'Oeil, Muscadelle and Sauvignon, a mixture of native and parvenu grape varieties, exhibits fragrant apple-blossom aromas and vibrant fruit. Floral, fruity and herbal, it is understated and yet happily satisfying.

Spicy and heartwarming, thanks to its gentle oak. This is well balanced by its good acidity and the aromatic characters afforded by the Mauzac and Sauvignon Blanc. Rich without being overpowering. A good match for rich white meat dishes such as sweetbreads.

This gets better every year, and is punchy with acidity and full of orchard fruit flavour. Bâtonnage lasts for eight months. This is a big, generous wine: quite golden in colour, with a nose of orchard fruits burnished by the sun, conjuring up images of a half misty/half sunny early autumn afternoon.

The refined Malbec grape reaches new heights here at the Chateau du Cèdre. Deep, dark and elegant, Pascal Verhaeghe's wines are flagship wines of the Cahors appellation and reveal the superb terroir of this estate.

An intense, refined and persistent wine.

Composed mainly of juicy Duras (75%) with some Fer-Servadou. this wine has bright peppery notes, hints of Seville orange, bitter cherry and an appealing suppleness in the mouth.

The Thibaut has an intense, brilliant and lively dark red colour. The nose is marked by aromas of spice and stewed fruit, and is fully expressive of its typicity. On the palate, the wine is rounded and balanced with a tannic finish that is noticeable yet refined. Time for some grilled country bread rubbed with garlic and tomato, and some of the best Bayonne ham!

Purple-black in colour and could probably age forever, a veritable vin de garde. Such is the fruit quality that it will be drinking beautifully soon. The wine is named after Charles de Batz Castelmore a'Artagnan, a French soldier under Louis XIV and inspiration for Dumas.

Vieilles Vignes spends 18 months in old oak casks and expresses a myriad of black fruit flavours; myrtille, mûre and cassis to name but a few. The wines define the enigmatic term 'gouleyant', often used in France ('easy to drink' might be the best translation). A delicious wine with instant appeal.