A measured yet powerful grip holds interest from beginning to end of the palate. This is just dripping with salinity from crushed stones, graphite and slate - a physical presence that balances beautifully with the fleshy black cherry and damson fruits, and the chocolate shavings. An excellent quality Lassegue, hard hitting and muscular but with pace and persistency.

For moments of reconnection… Holiday Designed by Troye Sivan. FWT 585, encased in a sky blue gift box that feels hand-wrapped, playful, and personal – a Bordeaux blend, but not as you know it. The 2023 vintage is vibrant with red and blue fruit flavours, delivering classic elegance through a Penfolds lens. For the simple joy of being in the same place at the same time

La Dominique is a Grand Cru Classe growth of Saint-Émillion, leading the way in many fields of modernisation and innovation amongst the chateaux of Bordeaux. Owner Clement Fayat has spent decades on improving everything from vinification facilities, to drainage, to the cellars, to a bright red (and controversially visible from a distance) vat house completed in 2013. Benefitting (similarly to their famous neighbours, Ch. Cheval Blanc) from a proximity to Pomerol, La Dominique produces Merlot-led wines that combine vigour and elegance.