Corbières AOP – Domaine Sainte Marie des Crozes – Les Mains sur les Hanches – red

Run with fantastic energy by the young Christelle Alias, this  38 ha estate lies at the foot of the Montagne d’Alaric, in the northern and cooler part of the Corbières. In 1997, the vineyard was entirely restructured by Bernard, Christelle’s father, and is now farmed organically. Christelle joined her father in 2012 after a tour of the wine world and has clearly enjoyed creating her wines: there is a juicy vibrancy – she clearly favours freshness and elegance over extraction and power.