Consistently a terrific Côtes Du Rhône that ages gracefully, the 2022 Côtes Du Rhône Le Poutet should be outstanding. Rose petals, violets, ground pepper, and crunchy red and black fruits define this medium-bodied, fresh, focused, elegant wine, which has ...
A custom cuvée for European Cellars and a joint project between Eric Solomon and Jean-Marc Lafage, Bastide Miraflors is a cuvée created from old vine Grenache (30%) grown on the schist and granite soils of Saint-Paul de Fenouillet, a terroir that always ripens late in the year, and Syrah (70%) from gravelly soils near the Mediterranean. After a long maceration of six weeks, the wine ages for 12 months in roughly 3/4 concrete vats and 1/4 600L French oak demi-muids.