Since there was no C?tes du Rh?ne Les Garrigues in the vintage, the 2013 C?tes du Rh?ne Villages Terre d'Argile got the grapes that are normally designated for that cuvée. A blend of Grenache, Syrah, Carignan and Mourvèdre raised in foudre, it offers lots of black cherries, crushed violets, loamy earth and pepper on the nose. Medium-bodied, elegant, and seamless with fine tannin, it's a rock solid C?tes du Rh?ne from a difficult vintage. Drink it over the coming 3-4 years.