She was an Australian wine-maker’s daughter who went to a tasting given by a French wine-maker. She assumed he would be old, wear a beret and smell of onions. He was not old, he did not wear a beret and did not smell of onions. They have two children now, and she runs the administration while he and his brother run this classic Rhone vineyard started by their grandfather, Etienne, in whose honour they make special wines. They rail against the modern fat “Robert Parker“ style of Chateauneuf and instead craft a traditional style, full of elegance and velvet. This fine Chateauneuf is drinking well now. But better still, come back next year and try it again