The 2022 Rosé M de Minuty wafts up with a pretty yet understated mix of rose petals, apricot and wet stones. This is silky-smooth and pliant. Saline minerals and savory spice hints complicate ripe orchard fruits. Residual acids maintain a lovely inner freshness, as the 2022 finishes slightly grippy with a flourish of florality.

A captivating wine that embodies the essence of classic Provence. This estate has produced a ripe wine, hints of red fruits set against citrus and orange-peel flavors. This attractive wine is ready to drink.

Such a fragrant and delicately aromatic pinot gris. Super-ripe pear character plus a hint of floral honey, this has a lovely creamy texture. Remarkably long, silky finish for an entry-level wine! So delightful already, and it will give so much pleasure during the coming years. Drink or hold.

This is a fine, ripe wine, exuding black currants and generous tannins. There is a juicy character to this young wine that will stand it in good stead as it matures. Drink this second wine of Château Paloumey from 2025.

Part of a range of wines created by Jean-Charles Boisset of Boisset Family Estates. This Cremant is crisply apple and lemon flavored, a bone-dry, textured wine that is destined for food. It finishes with elegant acidity. Boisset Family Estates.

Bright straw-gold. Delicate but enticing aromas of pineapple, marzipan, sweet spices and grapefruit nectar, plus a touch of smoky grilled nuts that complements rather than overwhelms the wine. Suave and complex, this showcases lovely balance and a captivating sweet-sour quality on the long, floral finish. Made with 50% bought grapes, this Gewürz offers an uncanny combination of richness and delicacy; the note of grilled nuts on the back end is typical of the warm year.

Moving to the smaller production cuvées, the Syrah-dominated 2019 Ventoux Quintessence reveals a deeper ruby/plum color followed by a beautiful bouquet of smoked red and black fruits, gamey herbs, spring flowers, and an almost forest floor-like character. With considerable elegance on the palate, medium to full-bodied richness, and silky yet building tannins, this is straight-up classy stuff. It will benefit from a year or three of bottle age and drink nicely for a solid decade.

Glistening ruby. An expressive bouquet displays mineral-accented red/blue fruit qualities, along with subtle white pepper and allspice flourishes. Juicy and penetrating in the mouth, offering bitter cherry, boysenberry and spicecake flavors that turn sweeter with aeration. Closes with bright, incisive thrust, slow-building tannins and persistent red berry and mineral qualities.

This wine is young but has great potential. The tannins shine, balanced with powerful black fruits and a solid, dense texture. The wine will age well and will be at its best from 2023.

Although this is packed with citrus, pear and white-peach aromas, it's so pure and straight that the simple description "fruity" would be far too one-sided to adequately describe what makes this wine stand out. So energetic that it feels much lighter than it really is (13% alcohol). Fine tannins at the finish underline the dry style.

Sharp Sauvignon Blanc character on the nose, bright and perky, tomato leaf, lemongrass and citrus, a lovely summery feel to this. Look out for their new orange wine also Coucher de Soleil, a brilliant food wine that is so easy to drink

This is a solid red with lots of blackberry, crushed-stone, pine-needle and iron character. It’s full-bodied with layers of ripe, chewy tannins that are polished and poised. Extremely well crafted. A top wine from here.

Both flinty reduction and rose notes play on the nose. The palate comes in with concentration and a pithy, phenolic texture that lends structure and backbone to this rich, rounded, almost oily but dry wine. Pleasant citrus-pith bitterness sits well with the bold, warm but dry generosity. It’s best to let this come into its own. Drink 2025–2035.

In this densely textured wine, wood-aging flavors balance jammy black-plum fruits. The wine comes from a top vineyard in the appellation, giving a full structure and powerful fruitiness. This is a wine to age, so wait until 2023.

A tight, linear red with lots of currants, salt and cloves on the nose and palate. Really spicy. Medium-bodied with firm, polished tannins and a flavorful finish. A new wine from the owners of Chateau Angélus, from the area of Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux.

Editors’ Choice. Intense, rich and honeyed, this wine also has the acidity typical of Jurançon. The wine is well poised, with the concentration of late-harvest fruit and a bright aftertaste. Drink this still-young wine from 2021.

Cellar Selection. This structured wine from vines planted on the volcanic soil of the Côte de Py slope is young but already impressive. With dark fruits and dense tannins, it will take a while to mature. Drink from 2024.

A round and fruity red with plenty of cherries, wild berries, dried herbs and baking spices. Medium body with fine tannins. Velvety with a caressing texture and a flavorful, juicy finish.

The 2021 Chablis Sainte Claire was showing a little too much SO2 on the nose, although there seems to be decent fruit tucked behind. The palate is well balanced with a fine line of acidity, quite tensile and steely with a precise finish that deserves a round of applause. This is well-crafted.

At once ripe, with fresh sour-cherry fruit, the nose also has a touch of wet earth in the fall. Impressive depth for this humble appellation, the acidity riper than is often case here, the gentle tannins neatly interlocking with this. No hero, but a delightful wine that gives plenty of Burgundy character for a modest price. Sustainable. Drink now.