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.

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

It is important to remember the heights that old-vine Grenache can reach when planted on arid, stony plateaus in the shadows of Mount Ventoux.

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

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

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

The blend is equal parts Roussanne, Grenache Blanc, and Clairette. Together, they create a wine that has a complex mouth-feel that finishes with a nice refreshing acidity.

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

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.