A blend of 60% Grenache and 40% Syrah, the 2022 Vacqueyras Tradition is slightly deeper and richer than the Cuvée Spéciale, with ripe blackberry and darker cherry fruits as well as spicy, leather, and Provençal garrigue driven aromas and flavors. It too i...
Elegantly peppery, the 2022 Côtes du Roussillon Bastide Miraflors evokes aromas of dark berries, spices, flowers and ripe cherries. Moderately weighted, round and supple, it's textured with structured tannins and a long, ethereal finish. There's no reason...
A stylish version, with real concentration and ripeness to the plum and black cherry flavors, all backed by a steely layer of graphite minerality. Dried lavender and incense add aromatic intrigue, but this is mostly about simmering, smoky power, with the ...
Last of the 2018s, the 2018 Hermitage Ex Voto shows a riper, more sunny profile and has a killer nose of ripe blackberries, cassis, spice, game, woodsmoke, and bacon fat. The tannins from Hermitage always have a different feel from the Côte Rôtie releases...
The 2016 Cote Rotie La Landonne is showing a bit more grip than last time I tasted it, with hints of green coffee bean on the nose alongside ripe black cherries and a heap of dried spices. Medium to full-bodied, with ample concentration and plenty of tann...
The 2005 Cote Rotie la Landonne is a massive, decadent and seriously concentrated Cote Rotie that, even now at age 10, is still backward and unevolved. Inky purple to the rim, it offers full-bore notes of plums, blackberries, violets, incense and charcoal...