Rozier, 2017

Alcohol: 13.5% Bottle size: 75 cl Age of Vines: Planted in 2002/2003 Located just to the north of Ampuis on the Côte-Brune where schist is the dominant soil, Rozier is a superb vineyard with a steep, south-eastern slope. Stéphane and his old boss Vincent Gasse planted just 0.12ha of vines by massale selection. Production is miniscule with two barrels in 2017 and just one in 2018. Destalked 20%, the wine has a beautiful deep raspberry colour that extends right out to the edge. One sniff and you’re hooked by the hauntingly beautiful aromatics. On the palate the fruit is clear, harmonious and complex, with a core of blueberry and black cherry fruit, notes of liquorice with a thread of iron running through, and a schist imprint on the finish. For drinking now to 2025.