2021 | Domaine Belle Crozes-Hermitage Cuvée Louis Belle | Rhône Château Cheval Blanc savory Pauillac that hits all

savory Pauillac that hits all the right notes

chocolate and coffee bean character

salty flavors

with plump fruit flavors and a squeeze of tannin

the absence of obviously fruity aromas on the mid-palate not feeling like a lack

2021 | Domaine Belle Crozes-Hermitage Cuvée Louis Belle | Rhône Château Cheval Blanc savory Pauillac that hits allThe wine matures in a mix of new and used oak barrels for 18 months. In the glass, this elegant, old vines Syrah has a glass staining, blue purple color, almost opaque at the center, with flashes of bright violet just at the edge. Aromas of sun warmed black cherries, Santa Rosa plums, crushed violets, and kalamata olives, along with aromatic suggestions of cracked peppercorns, freshly sanded cedar, roasted chestnuts, and smoked charcouterie, all move