Punt E Mes

Punt E MesA sweet, red vermouth created in 1870 and named after a Milanese stock broking term, it is made by adding over forty herbs and spices including orange peel and quinine to white wine. Traditionally served over ice with the merest splash of soda and an orange slice, accompanied by dark cocoa rich chocolate.

meaning the vines dig deep for their nutrients and thus produce excellent quality grapes

Piquepoul and Roussanne blend

Structured yet elegant

Alain Loubère is a very old friend

they gradually planted 30 hectares of vineyards on the iconic chalk terroir of the North Downs and built a state-of-the-art gravity fed winery

with notes of caramel balanced by fresh acidity to give great length

The wine spends 18 months in new oak barrels (80% French and 20% American) with varying levels of toast

There is no need to decant this port

flavoured with 68 herbs and spices

Predominantly Tempranillo sourced from several selected vineyard parcels in and around Quel

On the palate

one of the region's winemaking pioneers and an early champion of the variety