L'Empreinte, Lirac, Rhône, France 2022

Oodles of ripe, juicy, squishy red and black fruit on the nose, with cherry, blackberry leaf and cassis. There's lots of sweet fruit flavour in the mouth, which entices you back for another sip. A touch milky on the finish, but the fruit shines through. It's structured and full-bodied, the tannins are chewy, and it's exceptionally long on the finish.