Named after the street the winery is located on in the village of La
Livinière, Minervois, Boulevard Napoléon is the partnership
between restaurant owner Trevor Gulliver and winemaker
Benjamin Darnault. Seeing the potential in the vineyards located
by his holiday home, Trevor started making the wines and then
showed them to his other partner, chef Fergus Henderson, who
was more than impressed, as were we! Each wine is a classic
expression of the varietal grown on the dry, stony slopes of
the south of France - yet they retain a vibrancy and
definition that marks them out from the crowd.
The Carignan is sourced from a vineyard situated on stony
terraces in the high hills of La Livinière, in the Minervois region.
Here, soils are predominantly schist and gravel and the vines are
on average 65 years old, producing low yields of fruit packed full
of flavour
Grape: Carignan
Region: Minervois
Country: France
ABV: 14.5%
Vintage: 2019