“… 95% Syrah and 5% Viognier. This cuvée is fermented with 100% whole clusters and is aged 24-36 months in demi-muids. Black raspberries, spice, chocolate and peppered meat notions flow to a rich, textured, beautifully concentrated, voluptuous Côte Rôtie that has present tannin, solid balance and a great finish. It’s a beautiful wine that delivers the goods.”

“… a marvelous wine in the making. The bouquet is pure, complex and vibrant, wafting from the glass in a mix of black raspberries, cassis, hazelnuts, roasted gamebird, a refined base of soil, pepper and a smoky topnote. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, complex and already velvety on the attack, with an excellent core, impressive backend mineral drive, ripe, fine-grained tannins and a very long, nascently complex and extremely promising finish … this is going to be a great wine when it is ready! 2028-2085.”

“… dark red robe. The nose is full, bears an aroma of stewed black stone fruits, has a southern sweetness within. The palate bears juicy gras with a wheel of supple tannins around it, presents a wholesome glass of wine. There is a fine aromatic theme along it, a floral softness. It reaches out well to the finish. It’s a traditional style of Côte-Rôtie, with the softness of the Blonde sector at its heart.”