A young Frenchman has launched the country’s first wine infused with cannabis in the heart of the Bordeaux wine-growing region. The mastermind behind the cannabis wine is Raphael De Pablo, the 28-year-old creator of the Burdi W brand. The wine is made from locally Petit Verdot grapes and infused with cannabidiol (CBD), one of the key substances found in cannabis.

While the intoxicating THC cannabis component remains strictly banned in France, the use of CBD is not only legal but has been credited with some medicinal properties, including treating both the symptoms and progression of Alzheimer’s Disease and lowering blood pressure in senior citizens.

“It adds a relaxing effect to the classic effect of alcohol,” De Pablo told the French press, who said he came up with the idea for his brand in 2018.