Shiny dark red, a handsome robe. The bouquet is bold, on beef stock, iron, dense black berries, has a poised, integral sweetness, airs of raspberry liqueur, oak smoke. It’s a solid start. The palate has the theme of mineral well placed through it, a lot of mountain of matter, thickening towards the finish. It holds sparkling and dense fruits – cassis, soaked cherries. It is vibrant and very full; there is real flair o! its sun-dialled deck. It has great juice; it’s a treat to taste this. Decanting advised. 'It has a lot of black fruits, a belle freshness to underpin it; it’s very long,' Jean-Luc Jamet...
John Livingstone-Learmonth, Drink Rhone - March 2018
5/5 Stars