Domaine Clusel-Roch Les Grandes Places Cote Rotie, Rhone, France 2020 Domaine des Malandes Piedlong's 2021 Chateauneuf du Pape

Piedlong's 2021 Chateauneuf du Pape is a blend of 90% Grenache and 10% Mourvèdre from the lieu-dit of the same name

sour and balanced

vital and persistent mineral Saumur with textural qualities and a remarkably nervy and salty finish that reveals serious tannin grip and refreshing bitters of lemon juice

It displays succulent notes of Sugarloaf pineapple

Fine velvety tannins with plum

Domaine Clusel-Roch Les Grandes Places Cote Rotie, Rhone, France 2020 Domaine des Malandes Piedlong's 2021 Chateauneuf du PapeDark, bright hued purple. Heady black and blue fruit, violet, incense and smoky mineral aromas are complemented by hints of licorice and exotic spices. Appealingly sweet and expansive on the palate, offering concentrated but almost shockingly lively black raspberry, blueberry, floral pastille, smoky bacon and fruitcake flavors that show sharp delineation and mineral and spice driven lift. Steadily building tannins give shape to the mineral tinged