2020 Julien Cecillon Crozes-Hermitage Les Marguerites

“Deep, glistening violet color. Mineral- and spice-tinged aromas of fresh dark berries, licorice and candied violet show fine delineation and lift. At once rich and lively in character, offering intense black raspberry, bitter cherry and spicecake flavors that steadily deepen and become sweeter through the back half. Shows excellent clarity on the impressively persistent, penetrating finish, which features well-knit tannins and resonating floral and exotic spice notes. This vineyard is located in the granitic, northern sector of the appellation, just outside the village of Crozes. Show this one, blind, to your snobby, know-it-all buddies who like to bag on this appellation.”