Ten independent merchants were invited to blind taste their way through almost 100 wines from one of France’s most exciting regions.

The panel, put together by The Wine Merchant in partnership with Wines of Roussillon, represented a good cross-section of the independent trade. It included the owners of some of the best-known merchants in the UK, as well as some of the most dynamic newcomers.

Some were already knowledgeable about Roussillon and its wines. Others were on more of a learning curve. All were keen to make discoveries and to broaden their understanding of the region.

The wines were flighted by style and appellation, and tasted blind, at the Alfred Tennyson in Belgravia.

Read what they have to say about their favourites in our digital supplement. It also includes feedback from three more UK indies who took part in a buying trip to the region in April.