Solidly built and fresh, with black cherry and plum puree notes streaming through, inlaid with a graphite edge and backed by anise and black tea accents. Drink now through 2025. 2,500 cases made, 1,500 cases imported.

Scents of cracked pepper, leather and dark fruit appear on the nose of the 2018 Cotes du Rhone Villages Seguret Tradition. A bit rustic and tough, it's medium to full-bodied without being particularly warm or generous, framed by firm tannins that turn dusty on the finish. It needs a year or two in the cellar, or some rare beef or lamb right now.