2021 pas de deux

The 2021 Pas de Deux is a blend of 66% Grenache and 34% Syrah. It has com­plex aro­mas of rasp­ber­ry, red cher­ry, pipe tobac­co, berg­amot, iron, for­est floor and spice. The medi­um-bod­ied palate is chalky and refresh­ing with restrained, min­er­al-dri­ven fruit and a long, flo­ral fin­ish. 94 pts

Erin Brooks/ Wine Advocate

The 2021 Pas de Deux is dark­ly flo­ral, as crushed black­ber­ries, and wilt­ed vio­lets are lift­ed by hints of rubbed sage. This splash­es across the palate with an abun­dance of ener­gy, show­ing ripe red and blue fruits accen­tu­at­ed by a flour­ish of sweet spice. A web of fine-grained tan­nins set­tles on the sens­es cre­at­ing a struc­tured sen­sa­tion through the dra­mat­i­cal­ly long finale as stoney min­er­al­i­ty slow­ly fades. 93+ pts

Eric Gui­do, Vinous