**** JLL(out of 5 stars)the highest rating for this wine ever!
John Livingstone-Learmonth (JLL)
clear, quite dark red colour; blackberry with a soft manner leads the nose, presents well. The palate connects well to the nose, holds cosy black fruits, is tasty, rounded, also fluid, which works nicely. The juice is sexy, and there are light, violet tannins, a bit of graphite present. Its a go-go,w.o.w.wine. To 2028 Feb 2023

My Tasting Note (11/23/24)
Deep ruby core, lighter ruby edges.The nose rises easily from the glass with top notes ofdark red to black cherry and berry fruits, spiked with lavender and violet florals, spicy andsavory notes with the suggestion of granite rock minerality and earth that sitjust below all those primary top notes. The palate is med/med+ bodied, with med/med+ tannins, an penetrating,intense, but balanced flavor intensity that sails into a long fruit and savory driven finish.

• 100% serine Syrah
• 90% Syrah (2007-2011 clones) from a plain above Condrieu
• 10% Syrah (late 1970s) from aboveChteau Grillet(Verin), decomposed granite, arzelle soils
• In 2021 it seems they added Cote-Rotie juice to this as there are NO Cote-Rotie produced
• Vinified by macration carbonique at 20-25C, then grillage (marc submerged in the juice)
• Then pressed,assembled in steel vats and aged for 6 months, unfined, unfiltered, 2,650b