Rhone Syrah Over $100

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

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

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

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

More structured than it was from barrel the 2018 Cote Rotie Terrasses comes across as tightly clenched with a fistful of juicy raspberries locked away for the moment. Full-bodied and tannic it needs some time to emerge from its... Read More

A savory herbaceous and spicy Côte-Rôtie in a somewhat leaner style yet this boasts a seductive textural purity with all elements nicely meshed. Liberally dusted in white and black pepper while a core of red fruit merges with... Read More

Vinified with 100% whole bunches the 2022 Cote Rotie from Jean-Paul & Corinne Jamet reveals a dense deep and complex bouquet of violets mulberries flowers ripe dark wild berries and licorice all accented by delicate spicy undertones.... Read More

Alluring with smoldering black tea and singed bay leaf notes leading off followed by a core of lush blackberry and black currant compote flavors. Nicely grounded showing a graphite spine through the finish. Built for cellaring.... Read More

The 1990 Le Pavilion is as compelling as the 1989. It exhibits slightly less opulence, but more power and weight. Black colored, with an extraordinary perfume of licorice, sweet blackcurrants, smoke, and minerals, it coats the... Read More

Shows a stream of blue and black fruit layered with floral notes and a subtle kiss of vanilla. Fresh with a frame of iron giving shape to the creamy palate which reveals wafts of mesquite smoke and cool minerality. Medium-weight... Read More