he oldest of the A.O.C. in the south-west of France.

In over a century, the “black wine” of the Tsar of all Russias has lived through a whole spectrum of experiences. In becoming more democratic, the wines adopted a rather rough and ready, “old style”, of which the principal virtue was their aptitude for long ageing.

But fortunately, times are changing in the Quercy : whilst consumers are becoming younger, these wines are reaching a higher plane and regaining their original black colour.