Gorgeous, with alluring singed alder and black tea leading to a core of warmed plum sauce and steeped blackberry fruit. Stays silky all the way through, with late echoes of iron minerality and sweet bay on the finish. Drink now through 2030. 1,416 cases made, 224 cases imported.??–JM??Region: France / Southern Rh?ne / Vacqueyras Select to Add

A 50-50 blend of Grenache and Syrah, the 2017 Vacqueyras le Clos offers up peppery, spicy aromas, plenty of berry fruit and a full-bodied, velvety-textured palate. It looks just about as good as the fabulous 2016.

Quite ripe, with mouthfilling boysenberry and blackberry confiture notes that show good energy throughout, carried by anise, bramble and apple wood accents through the finish. This will have lots of fans for sure. Best from 2019 through 2024. 1,416 cases made, 150 cases imported.??–JM??Region: France / Southern Rh?ne / Vacqueyras Select to Add

A 50-50 blend of Grenache and Syrah, the 2016 Vacqueyras le Clos is even better than the excellent Garrigues. Herbal, peppery notes accent mixed berries and black olives in this full-bodied, creamy-textured beauty. Complex and complete, it finishes with supple tannins and tremendous length.

Lovely, offering fleshy, silky layers of lightly steeped cassis, plum and raspberry fruit inlaid with a mouthwatering sanguine note and backed by subtle mesquite and black tea hints. The long finish flows wonderfully. Drink now through 2020. 1,416 cases made, 56 cases imported.??–JM??Region: France / Southern Rh?ne / Vacqueyras Select to Add