Michel Gassier Nostre Païs 2020

As always, the 2020 Costières De Nîmes Nostre Païs is all about elegance and finesse as opposed to power and opulence. A blend of 60% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre, 15% Syrah, and the rest Clairette, it has a spicy, red and black-fruited, leather, and dried flower-driven bouquet as well as medium-bodied richness and depth on the palate. With fine tannins and a terrific sense of purity and elegance, enjoy bottles over the coming 4-6 years. It’s a year-in, year-out, smoking value. Maturity: 2023-2029. Score – 91. (jebdunnuck.com, March 16, 2023)