Rasteau, Cairanne & Vinsobres 2024: The best of the vintage’s ‘precise and drinkable’ wines

Interesting violet notes on the nose, alongside intense black olive. Very much a southern, Cairanne-specific expression of Syrah. Good length and freshness, ripe but tense...

The Mourvèdre comes through strongly both in the aromatics of violets and damsons, and in the velvety, lush but firm tannins – immediately identifiable on...

Juicy, quite weighty for a 2024, with ripe, succulent plum, blueberry and blackberry fruit, all hemmed in by bright acidity and firm tannins. Good length...

Closed on the nose to start with, but opens up with air – might need decanting if drinking young. Expressive and juicy palate with good...

Elegant, fresh cranberry and cherry aromas. Only light on the palate, but has enjoyably ripe, delicate red fruits and fine, velvety tannins, closing with a...

Violets, blueberries and strawberries make for an aromatic style of pure Grenache on the nose, that then hits home on the palate with concentration, intensity,...

Blackberry jam aromas lead to a palate that has good concentration, dark fruits and dried herbs. It's balanced by fresh acidity, with a gently warming...

Perfumed with blueberries, violets, fresh green herbs and dried strawberries. Juicy, generous, but not full-bodied, it has good acidity and tight tannins. Quite compact for...

Fuller than this estate's other Rasteau wines this year, this has a wealth of damson and plum fruit, all shot through with a beam of...

A touch closed on the nose for now, but it has great energy and verve on the palate – good intensity and acidity too. Authentic,...

More generous and full in body and concentration than Les Adrès, it's a bolder style of Rasteau, but still savoury, with chewy tannins. Plum, liquorice...

Good concentration for a 2024, juicy red berry fruits. It's a bit reductive now, so give it a decant. Hints of dark chocolate and olive...

Very much a classically styled Rasteau, with good depth, freshness and sucrosité of forest berry and strawberry fruits. Good acidity and succulent tannins, this provides...

Black in colour in the glass, this is a fresh impression, showing all violets and clove. It has huge power, and great acidity. It's quite...

Very black in the glass as always, with aromas of black pepper and cinnamon. Only medium-bodied, but fresh and direct, with a focused feel, it's...