Piaugier Sablet Cotes-du-Rhone Villages Rouge 2022 (750ml)

Domaine de Piaugier's 2022 Sablet is a Grenache and Syrah blend from the Côtes du Rhône Villages appellation in the southern Rhône Valley. This is a wine built on the generous, fruit-forward character the region is known for, with enough structure to keep it interesting past the initial pour.

The wine opens with ripe red fruit, cherries and plums dominate, layered with subtle spice and earth. There's a peppery note that runs through the middle, and the tannins are soft but present, giving the wine a pleasant grip without heaviness. It drinks with immediacy and charm, the kind of wine that's equally at home with a casual meal as it is on its own. This is a vintage meant to be enjoyed now, while that primary fruit is still at its brightest.