2023 La Tangente 'Petit Prince' Red Blend, Rhône, France

A La Tangente négociant red from Patricia and Rémi Bonneton of northern Ardèche, blending fruit from organic growers in the Gard, Vaucluse and southern Ardèche. It combines a delicate infusion style with the structure of whole-bunch fermentation, using Carignan, Cinsault and Grenache. Bright red fruit meets savory mushroom with a faintly Burgundian hint, and the texture is slick, plush and elegant, with dusty cherry and unexpected citrus peel. At 13%, it is fermented with native yeasts and bottled unfined and unfiltered.