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In 1765, when he got his first military posting to Valence, a teenage Napoleon Bonaparte almost certainly slaked his thirst with the local wine of Saint-Péray that was de rigeur at the time and consumed at the royal court. Whether he is the poster boy you would want for your wares is a matter of conjecture but it is interesting that Saint-Péray enjoyed far wider recognition then that it does today.

Following extensive replanting after phylloxera in the late 1800s, Saint-Péray became one of the first nine official Crus of the Rhône when it was awarded Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée status in 1936. Today it is planted exclusively with white grape varieties - Marsanne and Roussanne - and 85% of production is of still (tranquille) wines and 15% is of bottle-fermented sparkling wines.

The Clape family in Cornas has a small amount of plantings in neighbouring Saint-Péray, and make an uplifting Marsanne-Roussanne blend that is redolent of white peaches, citrus and fennel with great minerality, richness and exquisite balance.

Jean-Louis Thiers of Domaine Biguet has been supplying us with wine since 1986 and currently cultivates 5 hectares of vines at Saint-Péray and a further half hectare in neighbouring Cornas. He also produces a commercial crop of apricots, a long-standing tradition in the region dating back to times when mixed farming ('polyculture') was common practice. Jean-Louis' still Saint-Péray 'Nature' is made from pure Marsanne and has a limpid, yellow robe, pear and apple scents and a generous white stone fruit palate underscored by mineral undertones. His Mousseux bottling (also straight Marsanne) is raised in temperature-controlled steel vats and then bottle-fermented to induce a fine mousse, Mirabelle plum aromas and a lively orchard fruit palate with an elegant, dry finish. It makes a versatile aperitif and partner to canapés.

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  1. Saint-Péray: Domaine Rémy Nodin 'Cuvee Ernest' Mousseux Brut
    Bottle
    £29.95
    Bottle (Case)
    £359.40
  2. Saint-Péray: Domaine Rémy Nodin 'Coteau de la Beylesse' 2022
    Bottle
    £32.50
    Bottle (Case)
    £390.00
  3. Saint-Péray: Domaine Clape 2021
    Bottle
    £42.50
    Bottle (Case)
    £510.00
  4. Saint-Péray: Domaine Biguet 'Nature' 2021
    Bottle
    £25.25
    Bottle (Case)
    £303.00
  5. Saint-Péray Mousseux Brut: Domaine Biguet
    Bottle
    £25.70
    Bottle (Case)
    £308.40
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