Gilles Robin Crozes-Hermitage Cuvee Papillon 2023 Esthers ginger and rose extract

ginger and rose extract

and sandalwood layering beneath the fruit

and this is Volnay with a spine

Malvasia & Ortrugo grapes

This is what Grüner tastes like when nobody is checking a rulebook

Gilles Robin Crozes-Hermitage Cuvee Papillon 2023 Esthers ginger and rose extractGilles Robin started his domaine in 1996 by planting Syrah on Les Chassis, the stony, sun warmed river terrace that is the best land on the southern side of Crozes Hermitage. Papillon comes from those vines, and it sees no oak at all aged entirely in tank, which is the entire point. Nothing is allowed to stand between you and the fruit, so this is Northern Rhone Syrah in its most direct form: violets, plum and cracked black pepper with a savory, olive