Cave de Tain, Au Coeur des Siècles, Hermitage, Rhône, France 2024

Oaky nose, with clove, cinnamon, vanilla and tobacco. Full and silky, concentrated but fresh, it's not massive but it is vibrant, enjoyably energetic and drinkable. Give it time to swallow the oak. From a parcel of 80-year-old vines, matured in 400-litre barrels, one third new.