Dom. Jasmin Cote Rotie 'La Giroflarie' '21 Red Wine & France & Shiraz (Syrah)

From the schistous slopes of Côte-Rôtie's legendary Côte Blonde, this Syrah shimmers with an inky violet-black core. The nose erupts with an intoxicating perfume of violets, black olive tapenade, smoked bacon, and crushed blackberries layered over subtle notes of espresso and graphite. On the palate, the wine achieves near-perfect balance - waves of blueberry liqueur, bitter chocolate, and white pepper cascade across the tongue with a texture like liquid silk, supported by polished tannins that earned unanimous 96-98 point scores. The 2021 vintage's cool conditions yielded extraordinary finesse at just 13% alcohol, with vibrant acidity (5.7 g/L TA) carrying the monumental fruit through a finish lasting well over a minute. Containing 5% Viognier from co-fermented grapes, aged 22 months in French oak (30% new). Decant 3-4 hours for venison or cellar until 2030+ - this is benchmark Côte-Rôtie that will evolve for two decades.