Clos Peyrassol 2023

Offers a juicy blast of red berry and orange peel acidity, showing good concentration and a hint of lavender. Glossy and open in feel, this is shored up with flint and salty mineral notes. Mouthwatering through the tangy, silky and persistent finish. Cinsault, Grenache and Tibouren. Drink now through 2028. 750 cases made, 200 cases imported.

The 2023 Rosé Le Clos Peyrassol is gorgeously floral—a wine built much more on aromatic expression and complexity than concentration of flavors. The bouquet evokes a walk through a rose garden in the throes of spring, punctuated by the occasional pop of fresh, just-ripe apricot, pineapple and deep overtones of stemmy herbs and sweet baking spices. Focused, pure and delicate, this is a supremely elegant edition of Le Clos, if a bit introspective. There's a discernible blossom honey note on the close that I find so engaging, wrapping things up with just a touch of inner sweetness. - Billy Norris