Tutti Frutti Ananas is a collaboration that sees Manuel of Vinyer de laRuca team up with friends Z Taf of La Cave des Nomades and JoachimRoque of Domaine Carterole to make the kind of wines they likedrinking by the Mediterranean down in Banyuls-sur-Mer.The guys farm organically over a combination of sand, schist and quartzfrom vineyards both close to the sea and up in the mountains whichloom above. They make the wines together in Les 9 Caves, a cooperativecellar they share in an old garage in the towns centre. The wines fermentand age in large concrete vats and are bottled young, brimming with life.

A ros of Syrah and Grenache that are pressed directly as soon as they reach the cave. A little reduced on opening, this really blossoms with air and true to name is an incredible pomegranate pink. With bright, crunchy fruit and a pleasant bitterness to the finish, this is the first thing we reach for in the sunshine.