The Marsanne/Roussanne comes from Harcourt vine rooted in pure granitic sands over a bedrock of granite - a particularly exciting and largely unexplored terroir for Rhône varieties. The grapes were picked fully ripe, pressed firmly and sent straight to barrel (500 and 228 litres), concrete egg and 220-litre glass Wineglobe (glass) for fermentation and aging. Malolactic fermentation was left to happen naturally. The wine was then bottled in November 2024 without fining or filtration. It will certainly age well, gaining more honeyed characters, but it’s delicious now. It has the power and richness of previous releases, yet with good vibrancy thanks to Harcourt’s soils and climate and the inclusion of Roussanne in the blend.