Effortlessly marries richness to finesse and finishes wonderfully long and spicy

the 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape Les Gallimardes comes from the lieu-dit of the same name and includes some fruit from Grenache vines that are more than 100 years old

with the texture of compote and a racy edge thanks to a terrific bolt of graphite that runs throughout

It was aged for 18 months in used French barriques and comes in at 13% alcohol

layered style as well as a similar white currant and orchard fruits

2022 PERSIA Cotes du Ventoux blanc -- Coup de Coeur -- Fondreche Effortlessly marries richness to finesseCoup de Coeur . 90% Roussanne, 10% Grenache Blanc.