2022 Bieler Pere & Fils Cotes du Rhone Villages La Jassine, Rhone, France
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60% Grenache, 40% Syrah
Fruit is from vineyards owned and farmed by the Lavau family in the Village of Valréas in the Southern Rhône Valley. Valréas is distinctive for two reasons. Its hilly location on the east side of the Rhône means much cooler nights and gentler ripening relative to the valley floor. It’s also the traditional breaking point in the Rhône where you see a shift to more Syrah than Grenache. Grenache is more heat loving than Syrah, and Valréas generally marks where it was potentially too cool to ripen Grenache properly, which was very much the case. However, over the last decade the relatively warm vintages have been a godsend to Valréas with Grenache ripening beautifully and slowly, meaning loads of flavor and developed structure.
Raspberry, black cherry, garrigue herbs, chocolate and tobacco which builds and concentrates on the palate. The mouthfeel is rich without being heavy and maintains freshness.