Petit Oratoire - T'as Pousse le Bouchon Trop Loin! 2021

Grenache, Carignan and Cinsault representing all the varied terroirs of the domaine. This is essentially the first wine of the domaine, hence the great price. Zero sulphur this year as Lori forgot to add the 10ppm.

Deeper dried floral notes here with plum, watermelon and pomegranate. Full rich fruit with lots of pithy floral plum, persimmon, watermelon, berry fruits and cherries. Fine grained tannins offering the correct support. Fresh acidity draws out the expressive fruit flavours for a surprising long finish on a modest wine.

Great style of Cotes du Rhone, light/fresh/juicy/pretty but still with structural integrity. Pretty sure you will see more and more producers emulating this style over coming years.