Tardieu-Laurent Gigondas Vieilles Vignes, Rhone, France 2020 David Arthur Vineyards The 2016 Clos René has

The 2016 Clos René has a tightly wound but well defined bouquet with undergrowth-tinged black fruit

medium-bodied palate featuring a tangy and lightly saline finish

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Tardieu-Laurent Gigondas Vieilles Vignes, Rhone, France 2020 David Arthur Vineyards The 2016 Clos René hasA racy red, with baked plum, sappy cassis and wet earth and vanilla tinged incense notes that slowly emerge. The round palate is nicely offset by a savory vein of crushed iron and smoke, with grippy tannins firming up the structured, densely packed yet elegant finish. Grenache, Syrah and Mourvdre. 91 Pts Wine Spectator