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

Fragrant aromas of lavender and garrigue, notes of perfectly ripe black cherries, hints of black olive and stones.

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.

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

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

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.

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

Clos La Roquète’s blanc is luscious, yet finishes nice and dry with striking acidity.

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.

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