Théo Dancer Vin de France Aragón Grenache 2023 (1500ml) caminante-de-los-mundos A concentrated palate of savoury

A concentrated palate of savoury cassis blackberry and blueberry fruits with granitic tannins and lifted oak complexity

A very cool growing season with delayed budburst and flowering saw the latest harvest in 30 plus years with picking taking place on April 7

The stars align to produce something magnificent once you add the 60-year-old vines

The Hugo George

it had acquired vines throughout the Marne

Théo Dancer Vin de France Aragón Grenache 2023 (1500ml) caminante-de-los-mundos A concentrated palate of savouryTho Dancer, like his father, is a big fan of Grenache. The vineyard he works with is in Sainte Ccile les Vignes (between Orange and Montlimar) near Cairanne. Its a beautiful, shaded vineyard that looks out to Mont Ventoux, and the soils are littered with smooth galets rouls (the rounded stones that dominate so much of the southern Rhne). The vineyard has been managed organically for yearsa key attraction for Tho. This 2023 is an engaging whole bunch