The St. JOHN Spring Case

Case of 12 - £215 (Two bottles of each wine)

Case of 6 - £115

What lies ahead? Spring lambs, Spring fever, The Darling Buds of May even…well, that was once upon an annual theme. Across Europe the rains have kept coming. Around La Livinière the rivers have been running fiercely. The water table is finally replenished after winter droughts and water runs directly off the vineyards. In the Minervois we are known for our deep gorges, caves and “dry rivers”, they are not dry now and you can even hear the waterfall in the brook near the winery…a very rare occurrence! Why this digression, Spring now has become a time of concern, perhaps trepidation, as it is the weather that shapes each vintage. So, a deep breath and we’ll be steeled and ready, Spring is still The Spring after all! 

After that, it seems only right to offer some vintage bounty, to show why we do it, besides we always prefer to look on the bright side of life…

The Crémant is a given, we are delighted with its popularity, and the smiles it brings, the two whites one from the High North and one from the Deep South, will refresh and delight, as the early bounty of Spring reaches your table or as the sunshine touches your face. The Fronton, with its graphite edge and black and bramble fruits, will remind you of the harvest past, stored and ready now, the DSM Altitude of the high days of Summer to come and the quiet work in the cellar across those winters past, evolving notes of dark cherry, cassis, violets, with a juicy and fresh acidity to the finish.

That should do it, enjoy!