This is ripe, juicy and mouthfilling, with lots of enticing raspberry, boysenberry and fig compote flavors enlivened with anise, fruitcake and mulling spice accents. Shows good energy through the finish. Grenache, Syrah...

I am loving all the perfectly ripe Mourvedre here as it imparts such a cool, peppery, meaty, full-bodied quality to the layers of plums, kirsch, black raspberries and cherries. The wine is dark, deep, opulent and rich, as...

Very expressive and fruit-driven, with a gorgeous beam of raspberry, plum and cherry puree flavors stitched together seamlessly, while enticing red tea, incense and red licorice notes fill in throughout. Gorgeous...

(90-92 points) There are two Rasteau from this reference point Châteauneuf du Pape producer. Starting with the 2019 Rasteau, it has plenty of chocolatey black raspberry and cherry fruits as well as loads of minerality...

A bright, high-pitched style, with makrut lime, green apple and green melon flavors laced with a jasmine note. A subtle mineral edge provides balance on the finish. Drink now through 2024. 850 cases made, 170 cases...

A blend of 90% Grenache from century-old vines, aged in concrete, with 10% Syrah, aged in used barriques, the 2019 Chateauneuf du Pape Les Gallimardes is a black-fruited beauty, with notes of blackberries, black cherries...

Dark violet. Displays spice- and smoke-accented dark berries and licorice on the nose, along with a floral top note. Plush and open-knit, offering sappy blackberry, cherry and allspice flavors that slowly firm up through...

Scents of raspberry sherbet and garrigue mark the nose of the 2019 Bandol la Migoua, a blend of approximately 55% Mourvèdre, 25% Cinsault, 15% Grenache and 5% Syrah. It's medium to full-bodied, concentrated and supple...

It is the sublime sense of symmetry and richness on the palate, along with the sensuous texture that hit all the right notes. There is a gorgeous purity to the sweet kirsch, length, and silky tannins that make this...

Punchy up front, with plenty of flavor and length, the 2019 Coteaux d'Aix en Provence Rose is exactly what most people are looking for in a summertime rosé. Scents of passion fruit, strawberries and citrus mark the nose...

(90+ points) Pibarnon's 2019 Bandol is marked by scents of vanilla, black cherries and plums. An assemblage of 90% Mourvèdre and 10% Grenache, it's ripe, even a touch jammy, in a powerful, modern style. Full-bodied...

(94+ points) The 2019 Bandol la Tourtine—mainly Mourvèdre, with a sprinkling of Grenache and Cinsault—isn't as bright or fun as the La Migoua, but it might just boast more power and intensity. Dark fruit dominated, yet...

The Fosse-Sèche 2019 Eolithe is absolutely beautiful again in its purity, freshness and iron-scented floral and fruity expression of violets and licorice as well as perfectly ripe cherries, cranberries, black and red...

Showing hints of cedar and vanilla, the 2019 Bandol Cuvee Cabassaou delivers additional notes of cola and plum. Almost entirely Mourvèdre, it's full-bodied, dark and a bit brooding. Less expressive than the other cuvées...

A real burst of fresh apricot and peach, lemon verbena and green tea. This has the salt and power of Château-Grillet, the confit lemon peel on the finish, the salted nuts. Very full-bodied indeed, very rounded and long...

Yves Canarelli grew this wine at his estate in Tarabucetta, at the southern tip of Corsica, where ocean breezes blow across the granite hillsides, thickening grape skins and helping to keep disease at bay in his...

An atypical white blend in Bordeaux, labelled as a Vin de France, with Chardonnay, Gros Manseng, Viognier and Sauvignon Blanc in the blend. Round and unctuous on the palate, the weight and texture are noticeable straight...

(97-99 points) Also all Grenache from a single vineyard just down from the estate, the 2019 Gigondas Le Claux offers more minerality as well as structure and is another 2019 that’s going to benefit from bottle age. A...

Silky, elegant, soft and polished, with layers of sweet, ripe, red cherries, kirsch, raspberries, spice and olives which show up on the nose and palate. Pure, energetic, fresh and vibrant, the finish lingers, which is a...