Deep, concentrated, and refreshingly saline, this is like great Cornas with Mediterranean influences.

Intense in both color and character, the most dense and vinous I can ever remember from this cuvée.

On the surface is an abundance of violets and velvet, amid a cooling sensation of a cold spring on a hot day. Below the surface lurks a bitter austerity.

A pure Syrah bottling offering wild flavors of the Provençal countryside gently wrapped in a thick coat of tooth-staining deep purple fruit.

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

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

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

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

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

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.