{"title":"2021 \u0026 2022 Northern Rhône: Levet, Lionnet, Gilles and More!","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"levet-2021-cote-rotie-chavaroche","title":"Levet 2021 Côte-Rotie \"Chavaroche\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e100% Syrah, 60% from Chavaroche (1940s), 40% from Mollard, Côte Brune, Côte Blonde (1978-80), whole bunch fermentation, 3 week vinification in 50 hl concrete vats, cap is immersed, twice daily pumping overs, held at 29°C , aged in 30% new, 70% used oak casks, barrels for 24 months. \u003cem\u003e\"D\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eark \u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci\u003ered; there is an aroma of bacon fat, crushed blackberry with a prune ripeness on the nose. The palate is oily in texture, the essence of black stone fruits, develops a firm lining on the second half, the finish tight, lip smacking, has rocky elements on the aftertaste, real attitude there. It’s country style Rôtie, grounded in tone, with stems and their vegetal side deep within it. It’s genuine, with good persistence, is a “Bonjour, mon brave” sort of wine, a wine of density and scope. It receives marks for character – is one for those who love the remaining traditional style wines. This was 100% whole bunch, as usual.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rosenthal Wine Merchant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45342261149921,"sku":"855152001746","price":104.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/Levet2021Cote-RotieChavaroche-FB.jpg?v=1721323495"},{"product_id":"levet-2021-cote-rotie-journaries","title":"Levet 2021 Cote-Rotie \"Journaries\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e100% Syrah, 60% from west part of La Landonne (1940s, before 1953, gets early sun), 40% Côte Brune (late 1980s, 1990), Côte Blonde (1978-80), Côte Rozier, 30-50% destemmed, 3 week vinification in 50 hl concrete vats, cap is immersed, twice daily pumping overs, held at 29°C, aged either used 600-litre oak casks or large 30 hl barrels 24-26 months\u003cem\u003e.\"D\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci\u003eark red; the bouquet stands upright, with a chalky note, graphite, cassis fruit with restraint, is pretty ripe. The palate gives a cool true example of Landonne, with black berry jam, rather thick tannins and a quiet late surge that works well, gives it welcome life. There is discreet intensity in its black juice.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" \u003c\/b\u003edrinkrhone\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rosenthal Wine Merchant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45342497997025,"sku":"811644010900","price":99.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/Levet2021Cote-RotieJournaries-FB.jpg?v=1721323523"},{"product_id":"lionnet-2021-cornas-terre-brulee","title":"Lionnet 2021 Cornas \"Terre Brulée\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e(\u003ci\u003e\"from very old vines, between 40 to 100 years of age, in several notable Cornas vineyards, which are all blended into their flagship cuvée “Terre Brûlée”: Mazards, with granite-inflected soils of clay-limestone, is dark and powerful; Chaillot contributes classic granitic heft and dusty spice; clay-limestone Pied de la Vigne, which flanks Chaillot’s eastern edge, provides structural rigor; and Combe, the southernmost lieu-dit in the appellation, comprises sandy granite soils which give rounder fruit and more overtly floral aromas. Aged entirely in used 600-liter demi-muids, “Terre Brulée” is elemental and stern in its youth (in keeping with the house style), yet it will unfurl over the years to reveal a wine of great lift and energy.\" From drinkrhone: \"2021...dark red; the bouquet is inky, with well lined up cassis, raspberry, a marked note of iodine with herbs such as thyme. The palate deals a good stream of blue fruit, a floral murmur, the tannins having dig; it generates gras depth, finishes firmly, is proper engine room wine for the blend. It’s straight along late on, with a blood assertion, a rocky finale, has character. The tannins will enter gradually here.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rosenthal Wine Merchant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45342509957345,"sku":"811644011549","price":73.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/Lionnet2021CornasTerreBrulee-FB.jpg?v=1721323448"},{"product_id":"rousset-2022-crozes-hermitage-les-picaudieres","title":"Rousset, Stephane 2022 Crozes-Hermitage \"Les Picaudieres\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eLes Picaudières is perhaps the best vineyard in Crozes-Hermitage, formerly owned by Raymond Roure and now tended by Stéphane Rousset. It's a steep slope of granite terraces, isolated in an oak forest facing due south and protected from the wind. (In the opinion of Livingston-Learmonth in \"Wines of the Northern Rhône\" wine from Les Picaudières is \"certainly better\" than many Hermitage from the eastern part of the hill.) The vines range from 30 to 80 years-old. The grapes are hand-harvested and mostly de-stemmed. The wine ages 16 months, 40% in foudre, 60% in burgundy barrels, new to 5 year-old.  The wine shows a deep red\/black color with an elegant melange of ripe blackberry, black cherry and blueberry with bitter chocolate, black olive, earth and menthol. The palate shows bright berry liqueurs with deeper earthy black fruits , black pepper, cocoa and mineral flavors with ample tannins and a long saline finish of black fruits and firm acidity. It's quite well-structured and long even in this rather hot, dry vintage, with great freshness and moderate alcohol. This is a superb northern Rhône Syrah that can be enjoyed young, especially with grilled foods, but best to wait five to ten years and drink until 2044. \u003cstrong\u003eHighly recommended\u003c\/strong\u003e.  - \u003cem\u003eDavid Lillie \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fruit of the Vines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45364836040929,"sku":"14742","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/Rousset_Stephane2022Crozes-HermitageLesPicaudieres-FB.jpg?v=1718810578"},{"product_id":"rousset-2022-crozes-hermitage-rouge","title":"Rousset, Stephane 2022 Crozes-Hermitage Rouge","description":"\u003cp\u003e100% Syrah from 40 - 50 year-old vines on hillside vineyards in Erôme, Gervans and Crozes, on mostly granite hillsides and clay\/limestone soils as well, all on hillsides, some quite steep. A true wine of the granite terroirs, the 2022 Rousset is a bit closed when opened but with time reveals a fabulous Hermitage-like blend of red currant and blackberry fruit with stone and mineral flavors. The aromas are of cherry and red currant liqueur with earth, citrus and powdered stone, quite elegant. The palate shows grainy mineral and earth flavors with blackberry and red currant fruit, finishing with a combination of earth and fruit flavors with fabulous length. A beautiful wine that is superb now with decanting or aeration, but this is no 'normal' Crozes-Hermitage - cellar this for five to ten years and enjoy! Bravo to Stéphan Rousset for this unique expression of Syrah!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fruit of the Vines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45364836335841,"sku":"14744","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/Rousset_Stephane2022Crozes-Hermitage-FB.jpg?v=1718810604"},{"product_id":"rousset-2023-crozes-hermitage-marsanne-vieilles-vignes","title":"Rousset 2023 Crozes-Hermitage Marsanne Vieilles Vignes","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an oustanding Marsanne from vines planted in 1933 and 1965, aged in 10% new, 90% 1 - 3 year-old 400 liter barrels, 8 months on the lees, no batonnage. \"\u003cem\u003eThe 2023 shows a good shiny yellow robe; the nose carries potential, is stylish, nuanced, shows table wax, is soft, has a honeysuckle tone, a gentle white fruits’ compote tone. Old vine sève [sap] is present on the palate, so it has a silk-suave feel, is very calm, lovely poise, is apricot tinted, white plum also. It is fragrant, classy, viva the old vines! There is detail, pitter patter within, the close precise.\u003c\/em\u003e\" (Drink Rhone) Pair this beautiful wine with full-flavored fish and chicken dishes and goat cheeses. Beautiful now and over the next 8 to 10 years. (Less than 100 cases are made) -\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDavid Lillie\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fruit of the Vines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46248232124641,"sku":"23154","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/Rousset2023CrozesHermitageMarsanneVV-FB.jpg?v=1742920733"},{"product_id":"lionnet-2022-cornas-terre-brulee","title":"Lionnet 2022 Cornas \"Terre Brulée","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"from very old vines, between 40 to 100 years of age, in several notable Cornas vineyards, which are all blended into their flagship cuvée “Terre Brûlée”: Mazards, with granite-inflected soils of clay-limestone, is dark and powerful; Chaillot contributes classic granitic heft and dusty spice; clay-limestone Pied de la Vigne, which flanks Chaillot’s eastern edge, provides structural rigor; and Combe, the southernmost lieu-dit in the appellation, comprises sandy granite soils which give rounder fruit and more overtly floral aromas. Aged entirely in used 600-liter demi-muids, “Terre Brulée” is elemental and stern in its youth (in keeping with the house style), yet it will unfurl over the years to reveal a wine of great lift and energy.\" From drinkrhone: quite dark robe; the nose combines licorice, black cherry, blackcurrant, the fruit upright, will be a bouquet that opens gradually, has a savoury tone, a hint of tobacco. There are also suggestions of sun on the palate, with still firm gras present, which collides with robust tannins late on, an inner cordite spark in them. This is grounded, dark, slightly mysterious Cornas, requires time. The palate is curvy, appealing, has good finesse, a sanded style of tannin, is promising, the first half rather Burgundian. This is stylish.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rosenthal Wine Merchant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46532262461665,"sku":"25158","price":73.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/Lionnet2021CornasTerreBrulee-FB.jpg?v=1721323448"},{"product_id":"levet-2022-cote-rotie-chavaroche","title":"Levet 2022 Côte-Rotie \"Chavaroche\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e100% Syrah, 60% from Chavaroche (1940s), 40% from Mollard, Côte Brune, Côte Blonde (1978-80), whole bunch fermentation, 3 week vinification in 50 hl concrete vats, cap is immersed, twice daily pumping overs, held at 29°C , aged in 30% new, 70% used oak casks, barrels for 24 months. \u003cem\u003e\"\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eAgnès remarked that 2022 was the most “solar” of the recent string of vintages in Côte-Rôtie, and these richly fruited, hyper-concentrated, somewhat brooding wines certainly constitute a dramatic departure from the comparatively lithe and polite 2021s. Still, despite all their stuffing, the tannins of these 2022s are reasonably buffered, so thickly textured is the black-toned fruit, and the fruit itself remains taut and crunchy, never veering into confiture.\u003c\/span\u003e\" \u003c\/em\u003eNeal Rosenthal\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rosenthal Wine Merchant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46532267737313,"sku":"25159","price":109.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/Levet2021Cote-RotieChavaroche.jpg?v=1721323495"},{"product_id":"levet-2022-cote-rotie-journaries","title":"Levet 2022 Cote-Rotie \"Journaries\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e100% Syrah, 60% from west part of La Landonne (1940s, before 1953, gets early sun), 40% Côte Brune (late 1980s, 1990), Côte Blonde (1978-80), Côte Rozier, 30-50% destemmed, 3 week vinification in 50 hl concrete vats, cap is immersed, twice daily pumping overs, held at 29°C, aged either used 600-litre oak casks or large 30 hl barrels 24-26 months\u003cem\u003e. \"dark robe; the bouquet is promising, surely together, has an infill of simmered black berries, notes of black olives, a southern level of ripeness but not excessive. The palate is rich and full on attack, holds firmly in mid palate, still is raw goods with demanding tannins swiftly on the scene, thrust, darkness from them. It’s grounded Rôtie, not for the Burgundians or the faint hearted, has a southern thrust in it.\"\u003c\/em\u003e drinkrhone\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rosenthal Wine Merchant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46532270915809,"sku":"25160","price":99.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/Levet2021Cote-RotieChavaroche-FB.jpg?v=1721323495"},{"product_id":"gilles-guillaume-2022-cornas","title":"Gilles, Guillaume 2022 Cornas","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Gilles 2022 Cornas is mainly 1976 Syrah from 0.7 ha on granite with loess, sandstone on Les Grands Murs, 1978 Syrah from 1.2 ha on firm granite soils on Les Terrasses, 1981 Syrah from 0.5 ha on granite with clay soils on La Combe, all on Chaillot, crop crushed, whole bunch fermentation, aged in 4 to 14 year-old oak, 400L and 600L.  \u003ci\u003e\"dark red robe; the bouquet is a slow burn affair, has a concealed black stone fruit air, plum, black tobacco elements. The palate bears a compact filling of dark berry content, with ripe, well achieved tannins that add layering, extends surely. It’s very under wraps, a good ensemble, though, with low-key iron on the inside, a sense of spine, has the close-knit nature of a sunny year. It’s a wine to prise open over time, has serious length, is very genuine, true Cornas, a de la terre wine. Drink 2028 - 2052\" \u003c\/i\u003edrinkrhone\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rosenthal Wine Merchant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46532281598177,"sku":"25161","price":109.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/Gilles--Guillaume-2013-Syrah-vdp-Ardeche.jpg?v=1726077085"},{"product_id":"bonnefond-2021-cote-rotie-cote-rozier","title":"Bonnefond 2021 Cote-Rotie \"Cote Rozier\"","description":"\u003cp\u003ePatrick and Christophe Bonnefond make very pure, concentrated wines (both Condrieu and Côte-Rôtie) with the top cuvées, Rochains and Côte Rozier, both adjoining La Landonne on either side, built for long aging. The 2021 is from S-E facing schist on 1.2 ha on Côte Rozier looking at the Rhône. \"\u003cem\u003edark red; the nose is just getting together, shows salt, crushed nutshells, pings of quite sturdy blue fruit, a fest of lead pencil. The palate extends carefully with oak channels, salted drive, has vintage freshness right there, blood notes towards the finish into a good grippy close. This has very good nerve. Drink from 2026 to 2048\u003c\/em\u003e.\" drinkrhone\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Weygandt-Metzler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46532339990753,"sku":"25162","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/Bonnefond2020CoteRotieCoteRozier.jpg?v=1727442041"},{"product_id":"lionnet-2022-cornas-chaillot","title":"Lionnet 2022 Cornas \"Chaillot\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e2022 is the second year that Lionnet has bottled \"Chaillot\" on it's own, normally included in Terre Brulee. 60 year-old Syrah vines from fine granite soils at 200 metres on Chaillot north facing at 200 metres, fringed by woods on its S\/S-W side, 3 week whole bunch fermentation in steel \u0026amp; concrete vats, wild yeasts, aged 4-10 year 600-litre oak casks 15-17 months. 60 bottles for the US, don't miss it!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rosenthal Wine Merchant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46532737433825,"sku":"25163","price":99.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/LionnetChailotbtl.webp?v=1749386681"}],"url":"https:\/\/chambersstwines.com\/collections\/2021-2022-northern-rhone-levet-lionnet-gilles-and-more.oembed","provider":"Chambers Street Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}