The flavors are mostly deep and dark—stones, licorice, black olive, and blackberry—but the frame is lithe.

It beckons you to follow Maxime-François’s advice: “Drink it when you are very, very thirsty!”

La Sagesse carries the full flavor, succulence, and savoriness we associate with Grenache on a graceful and lively frame.

This lovely Muscat is full of fresh honeysuckle and ripe citrus fruit.

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.

Leydiers at Domaine de Durban are particularly proud of their Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise, a vin doux naturel, as they are among the last to craft it in the traditional style.

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.

Grenache is joined by Syrah and a drop of Mourvèdre to create this delightful everyday red scented of herbes de Provence and ripe black cherry.

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