Highly spiced, nutmeg and cinnamon nose. Fairly full-bodied, this is a sweetly ripe and oak-driven style. It’s powerful, with serious drive and quite potent alcohol. A bit of a beast! It should have the concentration and freshness to sustain the wine for long enough to swallow the new oak. For those that like an oaky style, this is a very good example. It’s not overly drying on the finish, and the fruit is strong and pure. From the lieu-dit St-Epine in St-Jean-de-Muzols in the heart of the appellation. Aged half in new, half in one-year-old barrels. Certified Haute Valeur Environnementale.

This cuvée, as always, shines brilliantly at this address. The 2022 Hermitage Les Bessards releases aromas of licorice, spices, dark berries, cassis and mulberries. It boasts a full-bodied, dense and layered palate with a concentrated, fleshy fruit core, followed by filigreed and velvety tannins, leading to a pure, delicate, mineral and prolonged finish. The grapes were entirely destemmed, and the wine matured in barrels, 20% of which were new. This vintage of Les Bessards is shaping into a stunning bottle, exemplifying controlled power and a racy character.

In comparison to the 2022, the 2023 Hermitage Domaine des Tourettes Blanc is less introverted and more energetic at this stage. Unfurling in the glass with aromas of spring blossoms, ripe pear, white fruits and spices mingled with delicate notes of flowers with aeration, it's medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated, rather rich and muscular yet elegant and fresh, concluding with a long, sapid and saline finish enhanced by gastronomic bitterness. Pure and elegant, this is a sumptuous rendition of this Hermitage hill, perfectly crafted by Jacques Grange and his team.

A clean, refreshing style, with crushed apple and spiced pear notes that are creamy and silky on the palate. Smoke and chamomile details glide through, and the finish shows litheness and lift. Drink now through 2028.