Husband and wife, Barbara and Max Julliot, have just taken over a small parcel of vines in Moulis with 2020 being their first vintage. Max ran an organic and biodynamic conversion consultancy firm, when a small parcel of old-vine Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon came available to rent from 2021. His only condition was that he could do a half vintage in 2020 to test the waters, soils and vines and we have managed to secure 120 of the 450 bottles produced of their very first vintage.

They are working out of a borrowed barn, so whilst we’d avoid the word “garagiste”, he’s one to look out for as he is rapidly gaining reputation and momentum in Bordeaux, Paris and soon, London. The cuvées are simply given initials: S, K, J and are stylistically very different from one another and from any classic Bordeaux. Think carbonic-macerated Merlot, zero to tiny sulphur additions and incredible aromatic intensity.