At once robust, succulent, and elegant, this red offers immediate pleasure and age-worthy promise.

Intense in both color and character, the most dense and vinous I can ever remember from this cuvée.

Fragrant aromas of lavender and garrigue, notes of perfectly ripe black cherries, hints of black olive and stones.

Violets and dark berries dominate the palate, with a pleasant wild side lurking below the surface.

The palate is dense and ripe, yet wonderfully smooth and elegant. Racines seems to tap into the history of Les Pallières, the prestige and the high-toned elegance.

On the surface is an abundance of violets and velvet, amid a cooling sensation of a cold spring on a hot day. Below the surface lurks a bitter austerity.

The flavors are mostly deep and dark—stones, licorice, black olive, and blackberry—but the frame is lithe.

Durban does here what they do best, keeping the focus and precision of the terroir as well as loads of fruit and pleasure.

Clairette, an unsung hero of the south, is the main grape here, undoubtedly one of many key elements to this singular wine.

An abundance of violets and velvet, amid a cooling sensation of a cold spring on a hot day.