Tasted at L&S Rhône Tasting - 20/09/2022
Wild strawberry and raspberry to the fore, fairly full and nicely rounded. The acidity is well balanced with a gentle mineral line, finishing dry and sav...(read more)

A lightish, juicy Syrah in the aromatic Northern Rhône style which captures the peppery precision of Syrah from the north.

the 50/50 is a gorgeous blend of Syrah, Carignan and Grenache (it's not 50/50 of two cépages, but 50/50 Anne and Jean-Paul). You can really see the hands of a legendary Burgundian winemaking duo in this wine. This...(read more)

A blend of Grenache and Syrah. Deep colour. Intense black fruit on the nose and palate. Quite rounded, intense, fruit. Quite fleshy mouthfeel. A tannic finish. Youthful.

Thibault Liger-Belair has produced a superb cuvée from the “Bourgogne Gamay” appellation, where the finesse of Pinot Noir harmoniously blends with the indulgence of Gamay. This blend, aptly named “Les Deux Terres,...(read more)

Aged for 13 months in a mix of mostly neutral American and French oak barrels.
Mid crimson. Deep Cab nose – black fruit, plenty of mint. Full, rich palate with fine-grained tannins. Impression of spicy vanilla oak...(read more)

The starting point for the Bott reds, First Flight Syrah in 2021 is an absolute delight, bristling with bright red fruits, soft and very approachable, redcurrant and violets flow nicely with a juicy acidity, very good in...(read more)

The 2020 Pinot Noir Home is a fluid, expansive style, that focuses on its supple texture. It blossoms on the palate, no doubt helped by its sedimentary clay soils. Both the acidity and its slippery clay-like tannic textu...(read more)

Wild strawberries in abundance, very juicy and joyful. A délice for drinking young and cool.

A single parcel at 620 metres supplies the grapes for Roberto Oliván's slightly funky, left-field blend of Tempranillo with 20% Garnacha, Viura and Malvasía. Firm, sappy and spicy, this was entirely ferment...(read more)

El Abundillano - a water fountain - is the name of the parcel as well as the wine here, located at 620 metres. Picked late, this old-vine blend of Garnacha with 10% Tempranillo and Malvasía is high in alcohol yet...(read more)

Three very old parcels between 70 and 80 years' old supply the grapes for this whole bunch-fermented cuvée of more or less equal parts Garnacha, Tempranillo and Monastrell. Serious, sappy and tannic, this wouldn't...(read more)