2021 | Domaine Belle Crozes-Hermitage Cuvée Louis Belle | Rhône Château Cheval Blanc the absence of obviously fruity

the absence of obviously fruity aromas on the mid-palate not feeling like a lack

chocolate and coffee bean character

“Lapideus” spent a lengthy 35 days on it skins after pressing

ample palate

almond cream

2021 | Domaine Belle Crozes-Hermitage Cuvée Louis Belle | Rhône Château Cheval Blanc the absence of obviously fruityThe wine matures in a mix of new and used oak barrels for 18 months. In the glass, this elegant, old vines Syrah has a glass staining, blue purple color, almost opaque at the center, with flashes of bright violet just at the edge. Aromas of sun warmed black cherries, Santa Rosa plums, crushed violets, and kalamata olives, along with aromatic suggestions of cracked peppercorns, freshly sanded cedar, roasted chestnuts, and smoked charcouterie, all move