This is intense and sweet, featuring dried apricot, salted caramel, honey and grapefruit aromas and flavors. Refined and alluring, with a clean, refreshing finish. Drink now through 2038.

Crafted from vines planted in two sectors of the hill of Hermitage, Les Bessards (seven hectares) and Les Grandes Vignes (two hectares and the highest vines of the hill), the 2022 Hermitage Domaine des Tourettes reveals a pure, elegant bouquet of flowers, dark berries and spices complemented with licorice notes. Medium to full-bodied, layered and refined, it has velvety, fine-grained tannins with an energetic mid-palate enhanced by bright acids, concluding with a long, ethereal and elegant finish. This stunning Hermitage exudes a lot of energy and freshness and will benefit from some time to integrate its élevage. It promises to be a remarkable bottle. It was matured entirely in barrels, 25% new, and only the Les Grandes Vignes portion underwent fermentation with 80% whole bunches.

Exhibiting aromas of sweet raspberries, cedary oak and spices, the 2022 Lafleur-Gazin is medium to full-bodied, sweet and fleshy, with powdery tannins and a minty finish.

Ripe, plummy nose with hints of baked cherries, iron and herbs. Medium body with juicy red fruit and a firm, medium-long finish. Still tight. Give it another two years in the bottle. Drink from 2027.

The 2022 Cornas Chante Perdrix presents a fascinating paradox. It is crafted from vines in the lieux-dits Champrose, Reynards and Saint-Pierre. The first two, Champrose and Reynards, were among the earliest plots harvested in 2022, while Saint-Pierre was the very last plot harvested by Maison Delas. Revealing a broody, introverted bouquet of iris, flowers, rose and licorice, it's medium to full-bodied, dense and powerful, characterized by structured tannins and a fleshy core of fruit, leading to a long, elegant and tense finish. Despite its austere, firm character, it's perfectly crafted.