Domaine Lafarge Vial Chiroubles 2020

92+ points -John Gilman

"The 2020 Chiroubles from Lafarge-Vial includes thirty percent whole clusters, with the grapes brought in on August 24th in this hot summer. The wine is really very lovely on both the nose and palate, with the bouquet wafting from the glass in a mix of cherries, sweet cranberries, stony soil tones, fresh herbs and a nice touch of spit-roasted gamebird. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, vibrant and tangy, with a fine core of fruit, lovely soil signature and grip, a bit of backend tannin and a long, complex and very well-balanced finish. Fine juice in the making, but give it a few years to blossom properly." 05/2022