Christelle Betton Crozes Hermitage Rouge Espiegle 2022 web-published and forest floor in a

and forest floor in a medium-bodied frame with satiny tannins—elegant and poised

Fósil is lifeless and ancient

matured 12 months in 20% new oak plus six months in stainless steel

a mountain wine region that most of the world has never considered

and his eau de vie is essentially a sustained argument that fruit brandy should taste like fruit

Christelle Betton Crozes Hermitage Rouge Espiegle 2022 web-published and forest floor in aEspiegle means mischievous in French, and that's exactly the mood Christelle Betton is going for here. This is Northern Rhone Syrah in a bright, playful register, all juicy energy rather than brooding heft, made to open young and disappear fast. Betton is the third generation of her family working these Crozes Hermitage slopes, and she even holds a tiny sliver of the great Hermitage hill. She farms organically without bothering to chase certification,