GB's wines from individual villages are nearly always worth trying. The 2020 Côtes du Roussillon Villages Les Aspres An 1886 - a blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre - features notes of cola, smoke, blueberries and cherries. It's full-bodied, silky-smooth and streamlined, not overdone, but nicely balanced. It's long and fine on the finish, where it adds enlivening peppery notes. Drink date: [Now]-2027. Score - 90. (Joe Czerwinski, robertparker.com, March 31, 2023)

77% Syrah, 22% Carignan, 1% Grenache. Perfumed and floral nose. Concentrated red and black fruit with good fruit definition. Balanced acidity with a long finish. Score - 94. (Decanter World Wine Awards, 2025)

From the heart of the Corbières appellation, Cuvée 100 showcases Carignan; the region's emblematic grape variety. Complex, engaging aromatics lead to a ripe, juicy palate founded on generous black fruit with touches of peppery spice. Showing smoky overtones from 18 months in barrel, this is a dense, rich wine with a persistent mineral note on the finish.

A lovely nose with mixed aromas of green apples, fresh pears, mustard seeds and some sweet spices. Medium body with good volume and balance. Fresh with energy and a harmonious core of crisp apples and spices mingling throughout. Excellent length in the finish. From biodynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification. Drink or hold. Score - 93. (jamessuckling.com, Oct. 13, 2023)

Created by the superstar team of Jon Bon Jovi, his son Jesse, and iconic winemaker Gérard Bertrand, this blend of Grenache, Cinsault and Mourvèdre was first released in 2017 and has earned an enthusiastic following for its snappy, pure, fresh melon, cherry, peach, dried herbs, spice, and wet-stone minerality. Fun, appealing and fresh, it's everything you want in a rosé.

A medium- to full-bodied red with dark cherries, plums, black currants, Mediterranean herbs and sweet spices. Fine tannins coat the juicy and textured palate with a dense, more compact finish. Grenache, syrah and mourvedre. Try after 2024. Score - 92. (jamessuckling.com, Nov. 20, 2023)

Always a welcome sight on Vintages shelves (not to mention the dinner table), this blend of Grenache, Syrah and Cinsault is vibrant and complex, with a range of red fruit tones married beautifully to melon, peach, orange blossom and honeysuckle notes. Chill and enjoy with grilled chicken, mildly spiced ribs, summer salads, or pepper-potato-zucchini-marinated-tofu skewers.

Berries, dried herbs, violets and a touch of black earth on the nose. It's medium-bodied with velvety tannins and texture. It has good volume on the mid-palate and a juicy, fruity finish with floral undertones. Drink now [through 2026+]. Score - 90. (jamessuckling.com, Nov. 22, 2023)