Domaine Clusel-Roch Les Grandes Places Cote Rotie, Rhone, France 2020 Domaine des Malandes 7% syrah and 5% merlot

7% syrah and 5% merlot

Piedlong's 2021 Chateauneuf du Pape is a blend of 90% Grenache and 10% Mourvèdre from the lieu-dit of the same name

It displays succulent notes of Sugarloaf pineapple

stony-edged finish

sour and balanced

Domaine Clusel-Roch Les Grandes Places Cote Rotie, Rhone, France 2020 Domaine des Malandes 7% syrah and 5% merlotDark, bright hued purple. Heady black and blue fruit, violet, incense and smoky mineral aromas are complemented by hints of licorice and exotic spices. Appealingly sweet and expansive on the palate, offering concentrated but almost shockingly lively black raspberry, blueberry, floral pastille, smoky bacon and fruitcake flavors that show sharp delineation and mineral and spice driven lift. Steadily building tannins give shape to the mineral tinged