Bernard Levet, Cote-Rotie 'La Peroline', 2016 111524NEW it was a bold statement:

it was a bold statement: a Cabernet-led Bordeaux blend from Stellenbosch that could stand beside the greats of the Old World

is fully mature—showing the fragrance and complexity that distinguish Côte-Rôtie at its finest

bottled in bond (meaning it meets strict ABV

creating a distinctive profile where sweetness and bitterness achieve perfect balance

Bernard Levet, Cote-Rotie 'La Peroline', 2016 111524NEW it was a bold statement:Old school Cote Rotie from one of Ampuis' most uncompromising traditional houses, just entering its stride. Bernard Levet, now joined by daughter Agnes, makes Cote Rotie the long way: whole cluster, long macerations, large old foudre, and little to no Viognier co fermentation. La Peroline draws Syrah from old vine parcels on the iron rich, schist and mica soils of the Cote Brune, the more masculine half of the hill. The 2016 vintage was a benchmark in