Rhone Syrah

Made from 100% Syrah aged two years in barrel the 2016 Côte Rôtie Les Grandes Places is a sensational effort from one of the great terroirs in the Côte Brune side of the appellation. Loaded with black and blue... Read More

On another level, the 2018 Cornas Reynard is a tour de force and up there with the finest Cornas to ever pass my lips. Deep purple-hued, with a gorgeous perfume of crème de cassis, blackberries, powdered granite, violets,... Read More

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

Prominent strawberry jam red and black plum licorice rose petal incense and crushed violets present the 2022 Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Combe des Fous. Sexy and layered the 2022 touches the palate with sweet-tasting fruit framed... Read More

Marked by striking aromas of licorice and violets set against a backdrop of black cherries the 2019 Cote Rotie Les Schistes is the blended cuvée formerly known as "Classique." It's medium to full-bodied taut and crisp with... Read More

Aromas of fresh black/blue fruits pungent flowers olive and allspice on the incisive nose. Weighty yet lively black currant bitter cherry and violet pastille flavors show fine delineation and take on a smoky mineral nuance on... Read More

Opaque ruby. Spice-accented aromas of red and dark berry preserves cured tobacco olive and a smoky mineral overtone. Sappy sweet and fleshy on the palate offering juicy black raspberry cherry-cola and floral pastille flavors with... Read More

Deep magenta. Aromas of blackberry cherry liqueur candied violet and olive along with exotic spice and smoky mineral top notes. Rich as well as energetic in style offering sappy mineral-laced black and blue fruit preserve and... Read More

Considerably more concentrated and tannic than the main cuvée Faury's 2019 Saint Joseph Vieilles Vignes comes from 40- to 60-year-old vines in Chavanay. It's medium to full-bodied and loaded with black olives and blackberries... Read More

Deep-pitched blackberry cherry cassis and pungent floral qualities on the intensely perfumed mineral-accented nose. Sappy and densely packed yet lively as well offering bitter cherry dark berry preserve and candied violet flavors... Read More

Featuring typical la Landonne scents of mocha and roasted meat the 2018 Cote Rotie la Landonne also boasts plenty of cherry-berry fruit. Medium to full-bodied it's richly concentrated and velvety on the palate adding notes... Read More

Juicy soft velvety and inviting nose. Bags of fresh acidity with cracked black pepper underneath juicy strawberry-jam notes. Very appealing – light and juicy. But with a lovely core of fruit. Already delicious. (AC) (Drink between... Read More