Black olive, fig, and rosemary abound in this easy-to-love, soulful southern Rhône red.

There’s a gentle veil of minerality, and the nose is expansive, making way for notes that are more spiced than fruity.

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

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 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.

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

It’s a gem, and you won’t be disappointed.

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.

Clairette, an unsung hero of the south, is the main grape here, undoubtedly one of many key elements to this singular wine.