Tardieu-Laurent Gigondas Vieilles Vignes, Rhone, France 2020 David Arthur Vineyards Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2016 Clos René has a tightly wound but well defined bouquet with undergrowth-tinged black fruit

The wine is satiny and silky with fine texture

medium-bodied palate featuring a tangy and lightly saline finish

Here's a beautifully elegant and fine expression of Nebbiolo from Treiso

Tardieu-Laurent Gigondas Vieilles Vignes, Rhone, France 2020 David Arthur Vineyards Robert Parker's Wine AdvocateA racy red, with baked plum, sappy cassis and wet earth and vanilla tinged incense notes that slowly emerge. The round palate is nicely offset by a savory vein of crushed iron and smoke, with grippy tannins firming up the structured, densely packed yet elegant finish. Grenache, Syrah and Mourvdre. 91 Pts Wine Spectator