Elevation and abundant limestone combine to give taut, high-toned wines with delicate floral aromas and stimulating mineral freshness.

Dark-fruited, with fresh acidity and stony tannins, it’s about as versatile as reds come from the south of France.

Serve this one cool, from a carafe, with a plain old burger—generously seasoned with herbes de Provence.

The Férigoules have honed a unique style of Vacqueyras that mixes deep, dark color with a lightness of touch, rusticity with warmth, and minerality with delicious fresh fruit.

This is about as quaffable as the region’s rouges get.

Rich fruitiness on the palate recalls ripe strawberries, and then notes of spice and licorice kick in for a full-bodied, full-flavored finish that marries beautifully with ratatouille or smoked pork chops.

Violets and dark berries dominate the palate, with a pleasant wild side lurking below the surface.

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

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.

We aimed for maximum drinkability: plenty of hedonistic purple-tinged fruit, along with a hint of wild herbs and lovely lavender and violet notes.