Bernard Levet, Cote-Rotie 'La Peroline', 2016 111524NEW is fully mature—showing the fragrance

is fully mature—showing the fragrance and complexity that distinguish Côte-Rôtie at its finest

and fennel are macerated in NGS

shaped by place rather than commercial consideration

Duroché works with minimal extraction

creating a distinctive profile where sweetness and bitterness achieve perfect balance

Bernard Levet, Cote-Rotie 'La Peroline', 2016 111524NEW is fully mature—showing the fragranceOld school Cote Rotie from one of Ampuis' most uncompromising traditional houses, just entering its stride. Bernard Levet, now joined by daughter Agnes, makes Cote Rotie the long way: whole cluster, long macerations, large old foudre, and little to no Viognier co fermentation. La Peroline draws Syrah from old vine parcels on the iron rich, schist and mica soils of the Cote Brune, the more masculine half of the hill. The 2016 vintage was a benchmark in