Brotte Grosset Création Cairanne 2020

Offers a stream of juicy cassis, fresh red currant and dried herbs that race alongside smoked sandalwood and pencil lead shavings, with incense and floral notes adding lift. Well-built, with a firming frame of tannins bringing shape and a salty mesquite note at the close. Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre and Carignan. Drink now through 2025. Smart Buys. Score – 90. (Kristen Bieler, winespectator.com, Feb. 28, 2023)