Ar.Pe.Pe. Buon Consiglio Riserva, Valtellina Superiore Grumello DOCG, Italy 2016 Weingut Roterfaden the 2016 Cotes du Roussillon

the 2016 Cotes du Roussillon Villages Latour de France Occultum Lapidem checks in as a blend of 50% Syrah

Intense yellow colour with greenish hues

Lemon confit

a delicate nip of chile-thread on the finish doesn’t obtrude on the cool breezy complexity

following through to a full body

Ar.Pe.Pe. Buon Consiglio Riserva, Valtellina Superiore Grumello DOCG, Italy 2016 Weingut Roterfaden the 2016 Cotes du RoussillonDense and tightly meshed, with taut, chalky tannins and a racy streak of minerality married to flavors of dried black cherry, medicinal herbs, orange peel and milled pepper. Reveals savory hints of tobacco and smoke that push through and linger on the persistent finish. Let this open in the glass or decant for full enjoyment. Drink now through 2031. 1,050 cases made, 150 cases imported. 93 Pts Wine Spectator