Les Vignerons d'Estézargues, Cinsault "Les Grandes Vignes, Côtes du Rhône, France 2024

Garnet in the glass with shimmering highlights. Elegant notes of smoky red fruit, violet, sweet herb and a note of baking chocolate. The palate is rich with ripe cherry and berry flavors, and a mineral note that is followed by supple acidity and velvety tannins. This is a very expressive red with a great concentration of fruit that is never overly extracted. The wine finishes with floral notes and a dash of black pepper.

This flagship red from Estézargues seeks to showcase Cinsault, a traditional Rhône-Valley grape that is often considered for blending only yet which produces very pleasant wines when coming from old vines with tamed yields, as is the case here.

Les Vignerons d'Estézargues is a cooperative of 12 local growers in the Rhône Valley who are certified organic.