Bastien Jolivet "l'Instinct" Saint Joseph Rouge 2022

Bastien Jolivet "l'Instinct" Saint Joseph Rouge 2022100% Syrah from just outside St Joseph. 1 2 destemmed. Chewy and layered with blackberry, tea, and nice bright overtones. Not heavy on the olive tapenade notes like some Syrah. Organic.

The only legal Colares producer for most of the 20th century was a cooperative

Regardless of the vine

bulk-produced

and cinnamon are met with snappy notes of dried apple ring

and thought that Savoie should be looking to the nearby Rhône for inspiration

one of the first to get such a certification in Greece

On the nose the muscat aromas jump out of the glass with its familiar pleasant floral notes

There's a richness that is elegant

a special breed that is found only in central Croatia

just as inspired and full of energy

a result of Alice and Leslie’s desire to represent the ingredients and their balance in the ferment in its purest form

Viognier’s bad rep doesn’t come from commercial winemakers diluting the market with cheap