Syrah/Shiraz
2019 Duclaux - Cote Rotie Maison Rouge
A bigger, richer wine than I'm use to from this terroir, the 2019 Cote Rotie Maison Rouge sports a ruby/plum color as well as a great nose of black cherries, chocolaty plum, peppery herbs, subtle smoke, and iron. With medium to full-bodied richness on the...
2018 Duclaux - Cote Rotie La Chana
Restrained style, with streaks of bay and olive atop a core of pure, racy red cherry and damson plum fruit, all back by a long, racy iron note that reverberates through the finish. Syrah and Viognier
2022 Escudo Rojo (Rothschild) - Syrah Valle de Colchagua Reserva
Lots of violet extract and some baked purple fruit with some fine spice and oyster sauce. Full-bodied, flavorful and juicy on the palate with very fine-grained tannins
2018 Fayolle - Hermitage Dionnieres
The tannic, full-bodied 2018 Hermitage Les Dionnieres boasts ebullient aromas of blueberries and boysenberries, leavened by hints of peppery herbs, black tea and star anise. Expansive on the palate but structured and dusty, with a lingering finish of salt...
2022 Fayolle - Crozes Hermitage Cuvee Nicolas
Smoky black fruits, black olive, licorice, and iron notes all define the aromatics (which are almost Cornas-like) of the 2022 Crozes-Hermitage La Cuvée Nicolas. It's medium to full-bodied and has a focused, layered mouthfeel, ripe tannins, and beautiful l...
2020 Gangloff - Cote Rotie La Barbarine
Opaque ruby color. Highly perfumed red and dark berry, botanical herb and floral scents show superb clarity and pick up a smoky mineral accent with air. Juicy and penetrating on the palate, offering intense bitter cherry, boysenberry, candied violet an...
2020 Gangloff - Cote Rotie Sereine Noire
Glass-staining violet. Displays expansive, highly perfumed aromas of black raspberry and boysenberry, with exotic spice, violet oil, smoky mineral and incense notes building in the glass. Densely packed yet almost shockingly energetic on the palate, of...
2018 Gerin - Cote Rotie Cote Bodin
Sleek, ripe and focused at first, with a racy beam of black currant and blackberry fruit that drives through, carried by a graphite edge and flanked by sweet bay leaf, tapenade and pepper accents. The long finish has a great tug of dark earth, adding terr...
2021 Gonon, Pierre & Jean - Saint-Joseph Rouge MAGNUM (1.5L)
Vibrant, mineral-accented dark berries, cherry-cola, potpourri and olive aromas show outstanding detail and spicy lift. Nicely concentrated but nervy as well, offering intense blueberry, cassis, bitter cherry and salty olive flavors with a bracing sna...
2022 Gonon, Pierre & Jean - VdP Les Iles Feray
The 2022 Les Iles Feray l'Ardeche unfurls with fragrant orange blossom, raspberry, red cherry and earthy gradations. Supple and fruit-driven, this medium-bodied 2022 comes across as more accessible and charming than the 2021 rendition, closing with goo...