Gigondas, Vacqueyras & Beaumes de Venise 2024: The very best wines from a standout year

Great concentration, great driving surge of fruit, and very harmonious. It's ripe and powerful, more so than most 2024s, with correspondingly raised alcohol. Amazing freshness...

Rosemary, rosehip, bay leaf and hibiscus notes. Very silky on the palate, smooth like porcelain on the mid-palate then dry and textured on the finish....

A gorgeous nose, the Syrah brings beautiful spice notes, violets and black fruits. It's so aromatic. Full-bodied, mouthcoating fruit and superfine tannins. Beautiful freshness, good...

Dark, savoury and powerful but not heavy, this is still fresh and juicy. It has great drive, with firm, pixelated tannins and plenty of definition....

A charming nose of bay leaf and berry fruit, leading to a mouthful of soft, juicy and inviting plum, sloe and blackberry. There are punchy...

This has a lovely nose that combines herbs including bay leaf and oregano with pine needles and sappy damson fruit. It's mouthfilling but not heavy,...

Ripe, soft, juicy and approachable. Really fruity and attractive, with fine tannins and plenty of them. A mineral style with great clarity and transparency. Will...

Full-bodied, concentrated and full of fruit. A wine with fine tannins and good acidity. The oak is very well integrated and doesn't dominate. It's a...

Juicy, aromatic and fruity, like a forest berry compote. More fruit and juice on the palate. Despite the ripe fruit the alcohol isn't excessive, the...

This is very good, it has real concentration and depth of fruit teamed with acidity and freshness. Great energy and perky tannins. This will age...

Soft, juicy, plenty of velvety fruit. It's tannic however, albeit fruit-derived tannin. A great burst of fresh, vibrant berry fruit. Good energy, good intensity.

Closed at the time of tasting, although it's floral underneath. Medium-bodied style, not overly ripe, but pure and fresh. It's really quite tannic, this is...

Soft, massy and thick with very fine tannins, creating a full-bodied, velvety style, what a gorgeous texture. It's dark fruited, with subtle herb inflexions. A...