A no brainier in just about every vintage, the 2019 Vacqueyras Grande Garrigue is a slightly larger production cuv?e than the Mazane and has loads of Proven?al character in its red and black raspberry fruits as well as notes of herbes de Provence, peppery...
The 2018 Gigondas Tradition (79% Grenache, 15% Syrah, and 6% Mourv?dre) is a balanced, rich, medium to full-bodied effort that offers classic notes of darker berry fruits, ground pepper, and violets. It's balanced, has plenty of fruit, yet stays elegant a...
Bright purple. Spice-accented blue fruit and floral scents, along with hints of cured tobacco and olive. Broad and fleshy in the mouth, offering sappy boysenberry and bitter cherry flavors that turn sweeter on the back half. Youthful, gripping tannins add...
Already bottled and the same blend as the 2017, the 2018 Gigondas is at the same level as the 2017 yet has a much more approachable, elegant, polished style. Notes of plums, blackberries, ground pepper, and spice as well as a kiss of graphite all emerge f...