We are James Dunstan and Shoko Nakagawa. We moved from Tokyo to the Ventoux to make lighter, fresher Rhône wines for how we eat and drink today.
Our wines are built on:
PLACE
- Ventoux, the cool face of the Southern Rhône.
CRAFT
- Grenache-based blends made with restraint and natural balance.
EXPERIENCE
- Ours and yours. We select fruit from a single grower to create wines for sharing at the table with a wide
range of dishes in casual settings.
White
Ventoux. Limestone soils. Higher altitude. Mountain air. Big day-night temperature swings. A long growing season. All preserve natural freshness.
It’s also beautiful, with a rich biodiversity. And over 2,000 years of winemaking tradition.
Ideally suited to produce the kind of fruit we seek for our style of wine.
It’s also a place we love and one James has visited regularly since childhood.
From sustainably farmed, healthy, living soils (some certified organic, some not). No irrigation. In harmony with nature.
Ingredients: just grapes and minimal sulphites. No oak. No excess weight. No added or residual sugar. Lower alcohol, without excessive extraction. Grounded in tradition, focused on how we drink now.
Bottled in lightweight (420g) glass, under Diam cork for perfect condition, capsule-free to reduce waste.
Lighter wines, lighter bottles, lighter life.
Twenty years in Japan - importing, buying, serving wine - has shaped our taste and informs our winemaking in the Ventoux.
Instead of owning vines, we prefer to work with one grower whose vineyards, farming and winemaking align with our vision. His family have farmed here for three centuries. He’s been making wine for thirty years, and working as an oenologist for twenty.
Together we select the fruit to make wines with a clear sense of place that sit naturally at the table. With our shared, cross-cultural experience, we shape the blends to bring out freshness, balance and finesse. They combine classical structure with generous, juicy, pure fruit. Alive in the glass, evolving with time. Same River Twice.
Best served a little cool.
Tamlyn Currin at Jancis Robinson
Chilled Red 2023 ‐ 17/20
"If you don't love this, you have no soul."
Amber 2024 ‐ 16.5/20
"Savoury and really umami"
Red 2024 ‐ 17.5/20
"richly ripe, sharp intensity 'creamy' energy"
Rouge 2021 ‐ 17/20
"quite simply, delicious! Complete, fresh, elegant."
White 2022 ‐ 16.5/20
"really good!"
Dr Jamie Goode
Chilled Red 2023
"beautiful aromatics, lovely freshness, purity."
Orange 2023
"Just beautifully aromatic, really good balance… this is really nicely done, you hardly notice the tannins, really expressive. I've tasted through the range. Lovely wines, nice packaging."
Miquel Hudin
Chilled Red 2023 ‐ 90 pts
"Crisp, punchy red cherry fruit and pomegranate, steeped black tea, and a touch of cola."
Rouge 2021 ‐ 94 pts
"tremendous depth to it which speaks more to knowing ones vines than knowing various tricks in the cellar."
Rosé 2022 ‐ 91 pts
"crisp lingering finish."
World of Fine Wine
Orange 2022
"Rated fourth in world in November 2023."
Laurent Charvin, Domaine Charvin
"Délicieux, je me suis régalé!"
Paul Old, Les Clos Perdus
"Classically beautiful… nothing overstated."
Kelly McAuliffe, Sommelier, Guide
"Classically beautiful… nothing overstated."
Lieu-dit, Importer, Copenhagen
"Lots of structure but with a refreshing, juicy finish… we need more wines like this."
Masaki Nagao, Chef, Restaurant Pilgrim (1★ Michelin)
"Natural lightness, floral and juicy - wines, from aperitif through to the table."