M. Chapoutier
Les Bécasses Côte-Rôtie Syrah
2001 vintage. Beautiful. Holding very well. Pepper, cassis. Very long
2001 vintage. Beautiful. Holding very well. Pepper, cassis. Very long
Aug 27th, 2017Celebrating the 80th birthday if a friend is a great excuse for opening this fleshy Northern Rhone red. Smoky, powerfull yet elegant and smooth. Wet autumn forest aromas, spicyness. Raspberry and blackcurrant. Well developed.
Celebrating the 80th birthday if a friend is a great excuse for opening this fleshy Northern Rhone red. Smoky, powerfull yet elegant and smooth. Wet autumn forest aromas, spicyness. Raspberry and blackcurrant. Well developed.
May 1st, 2017Good wine with some age. Acidity was gone and well balance with a ribeye.
Good wine with some age. Acidity was gone and well balance with a ribeye.
Oct 14th, 2016Light, elegant and sophisticated, but still somewhat closed and fruit-forward. Slightly unripe cherries, rose petals, some graphite, leather, and a long finish with hints of olive. Lay down for at least three years.
Light, elegant and sophisticated, but still somewhat closed and fruit-forward. Slightly unripe cherries, rose petals, some graphite, leather, and a long finish with hints of olive. Lay down for at least three years.
Jun 25th, 2016