Producer: Domaine Yves Gangloff
Region: Côte Rôtie, Rhône, France
Varietal: Syrah
Year: 2019
Decanter, 100 Points
“To attempt to describe the aroma, star anise and sandalwood would be suitable descriptors – but this is so pure and harmonious that this really smells of nothing other than itself. Perfectly weighted, perfectly balanced, with the most incredibly elegant tannins. This wine gave me goosebumps to taste, it’s hauntingly beautiful, the soul of Côte-Rôtie in a glass. It has everything you could hope for in a Côte-Rôtie, it’s pure perfection. It’s rare for young wines to deliver such emotion.”
Vinous, 96 Points
“Inky ruby. Assertively perfumed aromas of kirsch, blueberry and licorice are complicated by floral, cracked pepper and smoky bacon notes. Offers alluringly sweet, seamless and mineral-tinged black raspberry, cherry-cola and exotic spice flavors that deftly meld weight and finesse, while showing no rough edges. Finishes extremely long and gently tannic, with sharp clarity and strong, spicy persistence.”
Alcohol: 14.5%
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