Domaine de L'Idylle
Anne de Chypre Roussette de Savoie Altesse 2018
Fresh and lovely Roussette, I have had a bad habit of holding some Savoie whites too long (10+ years), this bottle is in a great place, should age for 3-5 more years, but beautiful right now, lovely acidity and medium-weight, with very nice texture!! — 2 days ago
with Jim
Château Sainte Roseline
Lampe de Meduse Côtes de Provence Syrah Blend 2020
Garrigue, wild herbs, some lavender as well, the bottle doesn’t say, but Delectable shows a “Syrah cuvée” and a “Cabernet Sauvignon cuvée”, and this clearly seems Syrah, nicely balanced, savory, no excessive heat, this is quite nice, longish finish. [Checked my source, and this cuvée is 52% Syrah, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 23% Carignan.) — 7 days ago
with Jim
Gotta look for this. Sounds great. And that bottle!
@Tom Casagrande, it was Garagiste, not sure if I’ve ever seen it offered before or since. They’re apparently famous for their Rose.
Doug Powers
Dry Creek Syrah, so still predictably pretty ripe and rich (14.5% ABV), fruit still shows a lot of primary redfruits, berry/cherry, not as tannic as in its youth, some leathery notes (low-level Brett, I’d guess) emerge with aeration, long, lingering kick-ass finish, Rick made some pretty amazing wines under this label starting in 1998. (125 cases made, purchased on release.) — 9 hours ago