Chateau de la Roque, Pic-Saint-Loup, Cupa Numismae 1999 Pennsylvania chocolate orange and cloves on

chocolate orange and cloves on the nose

This was aged in 85% new Darnajou and 15% new Taransaud

soil-driven and shows off stunning mid-palate depth

This site is unique because it is surrounded by the Russian River on 3 sides and sits at 200-400 feet in elevation on Hugo gravelly loam with some fine-grained sandstone and shale

Chateau de la Roque, Pic-Saint-Loup, Cupa Numismae 1999 Pennsylvania chocolate orange and cloves onBase of Neck or better; Kermit Lynch Import slips 65% Syrah, 35% Mourvdre Thirty two of the Chteaus eighty hectares are consecrated to terraced vineyard land with south southeast sun exposure, on clay and limestone soils. This is unique terroir. Garrigue, the aromatic scrub brush that dominates the landscapes of the South, asserts its presence among these vines. Syrah, Grenache, and Mourvdre, the noble varietals that Jack Boutin planted here years