Bernard Levet, Syrah “La Chavaroche” Côte Rotie, Northern Rhône, France 2018 skincontact stone ground

stone ground

Golden and sun-kissed

Milled to 70%

Dolin Vermouth de Chambéry won medals in Paris

and the Cabernet Sauvignon on October 4th (after stopping for a few days between grape varieties)

Bernard Levet, Syrah “La Chavaroche” Côte Rotie, Northern Rhône, France 2018 skincontact stone groundThis wine is aged for thirty to thirty six months prior to bottling. It is, quite simply, a ferocious wine, unique in its uninhibited expression of the smells and flavors of the appellation. No compromise is brooked here. The result is a wine that is controversial, too wild for many but, for us, one of the most elite wines in our personal pantheon.