2024 Gaël Petit 'La Combe des Rieu' Tavel, Rhone, France Boisson-Vadot It’s true that in the

It’s true that in the best years

drawbridges

Sébastien Chatillon

The site’s elevation and poor

40 ares in the middle of the slope

2024 Gaël Petit 'La Combe des Rieu' Tavel, Rhone, France Boisson-Vadot It’s true that in theGals La Combe des Rieu is a Tavel whose intensity, complexity, and decisive sense of terroir have more in common with the regal reds of Chteauneuf than with southern Frances sea of generic ross. Behind the historic label lies a wine of class, depth, and substance, bearing a rich bouquet of wild strawberry, flowers, garrigue, and sweet spices, culminating in a long, stony finale. This is Tavel the way it was meant to be, validating the appellations