2018 Domaine la Bouïssière Red Blend Côtes du Rhône

A special selection of declassified fruit from younger vines in the Beaumes de Venise appellation, this stunningly deep and savory Côtes du Rhône is unquestionably a cut above. Wild herbs, red and black fruit, suave tannins.
Aromas of black and fruits, wild herbs; flavors of black raspberries and light smoke. Smooth tannins; baking spices. PAIRING SUGGESTIONS: Red meat; charcuterie laced with black pepper; roasted pork with fresh herbs. Estate vineyards face southeast at 1,050 feet in altitude, on soils that mix clay and limestone. A selection of declassified, younger-vine fruit from plots in the Beaumes de Venise AOC. AGE OF VINES: 30 years, on average WINEMAKING: Hand-harvested. Destemmed and lightly crushed; fermented on indigenous yeasts in temperature-controlled cement tanks. Aged in cement tank. Wine moved via gravity; bottled unfined and unfiltered, with minimal sulfur addition. 90% Grenache, 10% Syrah