Vacqueyras, Cuvée des Templiers,

Powerful but suave, this oozes ripe, juicy brambly fruit. The tannins are very fine and crisp, giving clear as a bell definition to the unctuous dark berry flavours. Expressive, transparent with requisite density, too, this is a fantastically well-balanced Templiers. A Syrah- influenced blend, with Grenache the other key component. Whole bunch fermented then aged in large steel tanks.