Bernard Levet Cote Rotie les Journaries 2015 (750ML)

92-94 VM

 (From the La Landonne Lieu Dit)

Bright violet. Smoke- and pepper-accented dark berry and cherry pit aromas pick up suggestions of game, licorice and pungent flowers with aeration. Sweet and expansive on the palate, offering concentrated black and blue fruit and spicecake flavors that unfold steadily as the wine opens up. Finishes strikingly long and smooth, featuring lingering smoked meat and candied dark fruit notes, supple tannins and an emphatic echo of candied flowers. Josh Raynolds – Vinous Media