Full-bodied yet always in check and reserve with fine tannins and bright acidity that goes on for minutes
the wine body is lighter
The 2020 Clos du Papillon is shy aromatically
The 2020 Moscatel Tinto fermented in concrete eggs with 70% full clusters that were foot trodden and with indigenous yeasts
2021 | Domaine Belle Crozes-Hermitage Cuvée Louis Belle | Rhône First Growth Full-bodied yet always in checkThe wine matures in a mix of new and used oak barrels for 18 months. In the glass, this elegant, old vines Syrah has a glass staining, blue purple color, almost opaque at the center, with flashes of bright violet just at the edge. Aromas of sun warmed black cherries, Santa Rosa plums, crushed violets, and kalamata olives, along with aromatic suggestions of cracked peppercorns, freshly sanded cedar, roasted chestnuts, and smoked charcouterie, all move