2024 Gaël Petit 'La Combe des Rieu' Tavel, Rhone, France Boisson-Vadot then held in bottle for

then held in bottle for years

It’s true that in the best years

grown organically and selected from parcels within 10ha of estate vineyards on calcareous sand at 200m in elevation

Minimal use of sulfites

40 ares in the middle of the slope

2024 Gaël Petit 'La Combe des Rieu' Tavel, Rhone, France Boisson-Vadot then held in bottle forGals 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