This Gigondas—densely concentrated and deeply opaque—is more refined than meets the eye.

An abundance of violets and velvet, amid a cooling sensation of a cold spring on a hot day.

If Télégramme is more about fruit than stones, it is still undeniably Châteauneuf, expressing the nobility of carefully farmed Grenache from the Rhône’s finest terroirs.

Clairette, an unsung hero of the south, is the main grape here, undoubtedly one of many key elements to this singular wine.

The 2022 vintage drinks like something even more ethereal than you’d expect from a southern red.

Stony and smoky, and full of garrigue and black cherry, it is an epic wine that opens up wonderfully now.

If there were a Hall of Fame for French bistro reds, Poignée would be a first-ballot inductee—vibrant and classy, it’s the southern France counterpart to our favorite Morgons.

The palate is dense and ripe, yet wonderfully smooth and elegant. Racines seems to tap into the history of Les Pallières, the prestige and the high-toned elegance.

An abundance of violets and velvet, amid a cooling sensation of a cold spring on a hot day.

Full-bodied yet delicate, infused with the joie de vivre of the south of France.