2020 Cotes du Rhone

Not yet bottled, the 2020 Côtes Du Rhône is a beautiful introduction into the style of this reference point estate, offering medium-bodied aromas and flavors of darker berries, smoked game, and pepper, which are all textbook aromas and flavors from the estate. It’s beautiful already and will drink nicely right out of the gate, yet this can also evolve for over a decade if you happen to forget a bottle in the cellar.

The 2020 Cotes du Rhone—100% Syrah from parts of Ampuis not included in Côte Rôtie—was tasted from tank prior to bottling. All destemmed, it's less floral and charming than the IGP Syrah but boasts slightly dark-toned fruit, with notes of black raspberries and hints of asphalt. Medium to full-bodied, it's ripe, silky and long on the finish.