Hello and Welcome to Domaine of the Bee - the tiny winemaking project of Justin Howard-Sneyd MW in France's hotly-tipped Roussillon region

Both Chateau Le Pin and Screaming Eagle started out as the personal dreams of passionate winemakers, created from a few, carefully chosen vines. With the emphasis on pure quality, nothing less. Not marketing plans or business goals. Absolute labours of love. And everyone ignored them … until critic Robert Parker awarded each a perfect 100 points and 99 points respectively. Demand soared, prices rocketed and the rest, as they say, is history. Now they are cult wines, fetching over £1,000 a bottle each.

Well, today we'd like to offer you just such a wine. A deliciously unique, opulent wine made in eyewateringly small quantities … a rich, polished modern classic that is quietly knocking the socks off anyone who tastes it. And for very good reason.

And think on this. Le Pin produces 600 to 700 cases a year. Screaming Eagle – once you are off the waiting list – a mere 500 cases. At Domaine of the Bee, we coax just 350 precious cases from our prized plot. And Parker hasn’t tasted it yet. So now might be a very good time to buy!

Justin, Amanda and Philippe

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The World of Fine Wine is a magazine with a readership of around 7,000, and hardly any advertising. It costs a bit to buy (about £35 a copy!), but it is essential reading for anyone who ever spends more than £15 on a bottle of wine, and has an interest in how wine can enhance life.

Last month, issue 35 was published, and we were delighted to learn that Domaine of the Bee was one of the wines that Hugh Johnson had chosen to feature in his column. Here's what he said:

"Domaine of the Bee takes super-ripe classic Midi grapes to the point where if feels though not another grape, or grape's worth of fruit flavour, could fit in the bottle. The intensity can be almost painful, but somehow the edges are all planed away. You bring out your killer cheese at the end of the meal, and wine like this is nirvana."

Hugh is perhaps the world's favourite wine writer, and this is high praise indeed!