Hervé Souhaut La Souteronne 2020 (1500ml) Gevrey-Chambertin

Hervé Souhaut La Souteronne 2020 (1500ml) Gevrey-ChambertinNearly purple in the glass with a garnet rim. The nose is an enticing array of strawberry, black cherry, plum, fig paste, smoky herbs and pounded stones. Buoyant black fruit dominates the palate and is followed by pretty red berry tones, and minerality. The granite soil evokes something very familiar and Beaujolais like, while cloaked under the influence of the Northern Rhone, suggesting the more dark and bacon y tendencies of Syrah from this area.

mossy bark and Sichuan pepper

smoky notes in its bouquet that suggest ripe plums and licorice

and an excellent balance

It is appreciated for its freshness and pleasant lingering aftertaste

Average Wine Age: 15

the farmers formed a fruit grower’s association in order to keep growing and selling grapes

they chose to take as much control as possible in the vineyards—the raw materials would be everything

is a proprietary Opici Wines label that hails from the acclaimed Cava-producing region of Penedes in the Northeast of Spain

cassis and pomegranate on the front palate

Made by the winemaking team of Léoville las Cases in Saint-Julien

with bright crispness

the 2021 is a classic Cathy Corison wine