Gaël Petit, Tavel 'La Combe des Rieu' 2021/22

Place: Rhône, France

Grape: Grenache Noir + Grenache Blanc + Grenache Gris + Cinsault + Carignan + Clairette Blanche + Clairette Rosée

Style: Classic, lighter

Ooft! Tavel! Who would have thought! This is incredibly good. Spice-driven, fragrant and fresh with dashing tannic pull rounding things out. Rosé, but not as you know it. Don't drink it too cold, more like chilled red territory here. ABV: 14.5%