Clos Constantin, Arjiès, Terrasses du Larzac, Languedoc, France 2023

I've consistently been struck by the sheer purity of fruit on this wine, and that seems to have been amplified even further in this vintage through no filtration. And what a result. It makes me think of looking out at a moonlit lake at night: inky dark in the centre, plush with shiny black fruit, and then clearer, lighter fruit lapping at the shoreline edges. It's certainly ripe, oozing with bramble and blackberry Syrah fruit, but it has a flutter of rosehip and light florality from the Cinsault. Fine-grained tannins and ripe acidity create structure and poise around a stony, herbal-fresh core.