A brand new cuvée, this is a blend of their own Syrah from the same parcel that makes their Merci pet-nat, and Viognier brought in from the Gard - the same that is used to make their negociant wine Metonymia. It's made in the infusion technique - the Syrah direct-pressed to give just the palest pink juice in which the whole bunches of Viogner are suspended for one week to gently macerate. As such, it's an almost uncategorisable wine with an intriguing pastel blush/pale terracotta hue; not quite a rosé, not quite an orange wine, rather somewhere in between. An uncommon delicacy is on display here, and the early picking of the grapes keeps the finished alcohol low. Nuanced red berry and stone fruit and a weightless quality that is so light on the palate. A fantastic first effort!

Rémi Bonneton started working the vineyards of the Northern Rhône in the early 2000s, not tending vines or harvesting grapes, but working with his two horses, Suspens and Palynka, offering his unique services to plough the soils at some of the most coveted domaines in this part of France. After making a little of his own wine along the way, cut to 2013 and Rémi and Patricia, his wife, found their very first vineyard parcel of Syrah on the steep slopes of the Doux Valley right at the very northern tip of the Ardèche, which despite the sheer terracing is still worked à la Bonneton: by horse and plough. It’s physical, demanding work and no light undertaking - perfect for Rémi who in his previous life was a professional rower. Their domaine totals just under 2 hectares and includes another parcel close to Tournon Sur Rhône planted with Roussanne and Marsanne on a hill straddling the border to the Northern Rhône that sits opposite the iconic vineyards of Cornas and Saint-Joseph. The vines see no chemical treatments and this approach is followed into the cellar where the wines ferment spontaneously and have nothing added. As they start to work towards their ambitious visions for the future (a big conversion build for their own cellars at their farmhouse in Etables, an experimental planting of Albariño, acquiring more parcels) they buy grapes from other growers further afield to up their production.