2020 Syrah

A prospective blend assembled from several barrels for my tasting the 2020 Cote Rotie Amethyste—a blend of five lieux-dits—is dark fruited and plummy yet also vaguely herbal and wiry. In the mouth it's medium to full-bodied... Read More

Again a prospective sample blended from several barrels the 2020 Cote Rotie Les Journaries (labeled Maestria outside the United States) is a blend of fruit from La Landonne and Côte Brune. It's full-bodied rich and tannic... Read More

Thick and tangy, this wine offers great acidity, length and power, with amazing shocks of white and black pepper. Leather, lavender and dark cherry combine in a forceful reckoning of savory and edgy intensity that does justice... Read More

This earthy sanguine version is an excellent expression of place. Fruit and spices keep pace with the smoke graphite and olive tapenade notes plus a hint of truffle. Creamy in feel with all of its elements integrated seamlessly.... Read More