La Perle Rare Jones Grenache Gris, Vin de France, #

This starts out as a single new barrel topped up with a new vintage over at least three years. The wine displays a medium-plus golden yellow hue. The nose features medium-intensity elements of dried fruit – starfruit and lemon, then goldenrod, thistle, camomile tea, oil, lemon wax – with savoury, marrow and wild honey notes. It is clearly complex. It is dry and has a medium acidity, a medium extract, a soft texture, a medium body and lovely length and fruit intensity with flavours of lanolin, lemon wax, goldenrod, dried lemon, starfruit and quince and a hint of tequila and verbena all appearing before a medium-plus finish. Ready now. 2025-2026–IR