The 2023 Cornas Chante Perdrix is composed of 80% fruit from the lieu-dit Saint-Pierre, complemented by around 20% whole clusters from a parcel situated below Les Reynards. It reveals aromas of violet, tapenade and dark berries, marked by an attractive hint of reduction that preserves freshness. Medium- to full-bodied, juicy and round, it’s fresh and gourmand, built around a finely textured tannic structure with a delicate grain. Reflecting a slow ripening, it combines floral nuance with precision and lift, concluding with an ethereal, finely delineated finish.

Notes of mulberries, pepper, iris and violet preface the 2023 Hermitage Ligne de Crête Les Grandes Vignes. Full-bodied, dense and concentrated, it is well balanced and built around a structured core of fruit framed by velvety, abundant tannins, concluding with a long, ethereal finish. Less dense than Les Bessards, it’s livelier and more precise, making it particularly well suited to the table.

Elegant, perfumed and racy, the 2023 Hermitage Les Bessards is the highlight of Delas’s range. Wafting from the glass with aromas of rose, lychee, grapefruit and violet, it’s dense and deep, built around perfectly controlled power and a structured core of fruit framed by abundant, sweet tannins that lead to a long, ethereal and precise finish. Combining telluric density with finesse and a notably tensile profile for Hermitage, this is one of the finest renditions of Les Bessards produced at this address.

The 2023 Saint-Joseph François de Tournon clearly benefits from the conditions of the vintage, allowing its terroir to express itself with clarity. Revealing aromas of spices, timut pepper, grapefruit and dark wild berries, it’s medium- to full-bodied, dense, concentrated and layered, with a precise, delicately textured mid-palate framed by velvety, fine-grained tannins and concluding with a long, mineral finish. Produced with a combination of estate-grown and purchased fruit, it was vinified with around 20% whole clusters and matured entirely in barriques, including 25% new oak. It should age gracefully over the coming years.

With a ripe profile, the 2023 Côte-Rôtie La Landonne unfurls from the glass with a complex, delicate and racy bouquet of tapenade, spices, dark berries and pepper. Medium- to full-bodied, structured and concentrated, it’s built around a lively, tensile core of fruit framed by filigreed, sweet tannins that lead to a long, beautifully spicy and ethereal finish. Combining power and precision, it marries the telluric force of the terroir with precise tannins and a silky mouthfeel that has become a hallmark of Delas’s style in recent years.