(90+ points) The 2023 Camins del Priorat is the regional blend from eight villages and 90 different vineyards, produced with 45% Garnacha, 17% Cariñena, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 9% Syrah and 6% white grapes...

Dark and dense, showing real power and concentration. Offers more than just ripe fruit, with violet, blackberry and plum cruising alongside black pepper, salt-cured meat, toasted spices and a ballast of solid iron. Gutsy...

(WA 93-94 points) Tasted just before bottling, so a sample of the final blend, the 2023 PSI is juicy, ripe and approachable. It is a little showier and headier, despite having similar alcohol to the bottled 2022 (perhaps...

A structured version, with muscular tannins upholding crunchy red fruit and plum, plus an enticing perfume of smoke and flowers. Graphite underpinnings carry this through the full-bodied finish, which is still tightly...

A lovely, seductive version, with full ripeness yet balanced restraint to the round, warm notes of red licorice and cherry, flecked with lavender and vanilla bean. A stream of graphite matches the ripeness, making for a...

The 2023 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Clos Roquète shows well, with a notch more intensity and overall freshness than the 2022 tasted alongside. Zesty lemon flesh, ripe pear, yellow apple and herbal shadings all come alive...

Alluring garrigue, just-ripe black cherry, peppery gradations and leafy subtleties introduce the 2023 Vacqueyras Cuvee Doucinello. Refreshing, medium-bodied and gently framed by smooth tannins, the 2023 shows well...

The only red Gigondas from Domaine Les Pallières this year due to the coulure-derived absence of the Racines, the 2023 Gigondas Terrasse du Diable was bottled in May 2025. Blending 95% Grenache with dollops of Syrah...