M. Chapoutier Domaine de Bila-Haut Cotes du Roussillon Villages Lesquerde 'L'Esquerda', France 2017 Syrah Yet it retains marvelous freshness

Yet it retains marvelous freshness and vitality all the way through to the pencil-lead

with no signs of evolution

Lightly chewy at the end

the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon is unquestionably in the same league as the 2018

and crushed flowers

M. Chapoutier Domaine de Bila-Haut Cotes du Roussillon Villages Lesquerde 'L'Esquerda', France 2017 Syrah Yet it retains marvelous freshnessThe full bodied 2017 Cotes du Roussillon Villages Lesquerde l'Esquerda is wonderfully lush, welcoming and supple. Loaded with black cherries and crushed stone, this seductive number adds a dusting of cocoa powder on the long, slightly warm finish. 93 Pts Robert Parker