Domaine LaFoy Cote Rotie 2019

VARIETAL
Syrah. Côte-Rôtie permits up to 20% Viognier co-fermented with the Syrah, a local tradition that lifts the aromatics

APPELLATION
Côte-Rôtie, northern Rhône, France. Steep schist and granite slopes above Ampuis, terraced and worked by hand

PRODUCER
Domaine Jocelyne et Yves Lafoy, Ampuis

STYLE
Northern Rhône Syrah at its most perfumed: dark fruit, violet, pepper and smoked meat, carried on fine tannins rather than heavy ones

*Côte-Rôtie is where Syrah turns floral, and the hillside does most of the work.*