Les Galets

Vintense's O°rigin range chases a place rather than a grape variety, and Les Galets points squarely at the Rhône. The fruit is French, it pours deep garnet, and the nose is delicate and complex, with toast and vanilla sitting over black cherry and cooked strawberry. The attack is supple, tannins build with some roundness, and it closes slightly bitter as red fruit and wood come back through the nose. The reference the producer names is a classic Côte du Rhône, and the food follows: red meat, slow-cooked dishes, lamb tagine. Serve it warm, 16 to 18 degrees, the way you would the real thing. It's also the leanest red in the lineup at roughly 12 calories per 100ml. A genuine 0.0%, vegan, gluten free and suitable during pregnancy.