Domaine de La Reserve d'O Terrasses du Larzac Bilbo

Quite light in colour, as may be expected from this thin-skinned stalwart of the south made famous by its status as the majority stakeholder in Chateauneuf-du-Pape, it bounces beautifully fresh, bright red fruits onto the nose. There is a wonderful immediacy here, and a core of sweetly ripe petits fruits rouges. It is medium bodied, with an intensely clean strap of acidity which carries a burst of ripe fruit across the palate, and it finishes long, with a twist of fortifying tannin. It is quite delicious.