Chateau de Sours rose has long been considered one of Bordeaux's best rose wines, exporting most of its 20,000 production. Probably no coincidence that it was run first by Esme Johnson of Majestic Wine Warehouses and now by another Brit, Martin Krajewski. They've just something wonderful for Bordeaux - launched a genuinely unexpected product that promises to sell well and create new market demand.

The chateau itself has also just been given a jaw-droppingly expensive makeover - so if you're around St Quentin de Baron, I recommend stopping by. www.chateaudesours.com

I recently visited the chateau for a story on decanter.com (www.decanter.co.uk/news/91567.html), and spoke to Martin and his winemaker, Sebastian Lamothe.

Why don't more Bordeaux winemakers think of playing to the rose market? And particularly with fresh ideas like making a sparkling version? 'There's a tendancy in Bordeaux to dismiss rose, and to make clairet, which is just the run-off, byproduct of red wine. We harvest our grapes earlier if they are to be used for rose, in order to retain freshness.'

Oh, and it tastes pretty good...