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

This is about as quaffable as the region’s rouges get.

Truly classic Vieux Télégraphe, deep and powerful as usual, yet showing great finesse and class, almost an ethereal quality.

There’s a gentle veil of minerality, and the nose is expansive, making way for notes that are more spiced than fruity.

Brambly, rustic, savory, and joyous, this is as perfect a house red from the Rhône as you’ll find.

The 2022 vintage drinks like something even more ethereal than you’d expect from a southern red.

If there were a Hall of Fame for French bistro reds, Poignée would be a first-ballot inductee—vibrant and classy, it’s the southern France counterpart to our favorite Morgons.

If Télégramme is more about fruit than stones, it is still undeniably Châteauneuf, expressing the nobility of carefully farmed Grenache from the Rhône’s finest terroirs.

It’s a gem, and you won’t be disappointed.

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.