Yves Cuilleron Crozes-Hermitage Rouge ‘Laya’ 2019

13.5% abv, Chavanay, imported by The Jack Edwards Collection, Napa Valley, CA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: flower day.  Winemaking notes: 100% Syrah grown on alluvial soils and aged in barrique for 18 months.  Tasting note” the ‘Laya’ was medium garnet in color with hints of purple and a nose of medium+ intensity with aromas […]

Domaine Paul Jaboulet Aîné Crozes Hermitage ‘Mule Blanche’ 2018

13% abv, La Roche de Glun, Tain L’Hermitage, Drôme, imported by MISA Imports, Dallas, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Jaboulet is a big house with an impressive range of wines at the higher end. I was excited to try this single-vineyard Crozes-Hermitage Blanc, a blend of 50% Marsanne and 50% Roussanne from vineyards […]

Domaine de Rosiers Condrieu 2017

14% abv, Maxime Gourdain-Petit Fils Drevon, Ampuis, imported by Craig Baker Selection/ MISA Imports Inc., Dallas, TX.  To Condrieu in the Northern Rhone river valley we owe such a debt for being the garden of Viognier. Once on the edge of extinction, and in deep decline, Condrieu was Viognier’s last bastions, holding almost the entirety […]