Clos des Plantes, Whakapiripiri Mai, Loire, France Vegetarian Josep and Joan to take

Josep and Joan to take the reins in 2000

eighth generation winemaker at Chateau Barouillet

big red berries and toffee flavours balanced to perfection

citrus and green apples on the palate

Delicious with tapas

Clos des Plantes, Whakapiripiri Mai, Loire, France Vegetarian Josep and Joan to takeOlivier Lejuene's path to a life in wine was not a conventional one. No family farm, lyce viticole route for him. Olivier's first career was in online gaming but after 10 years he'd had his fill, left south east Asia for New Zealand, where he enrolled in the University of Auckland and studied winemaking before going on to an apprenticeship at Felton Road winery, an organic producer on South Island. He returned to his native France and started making