2011  Francois de Tournon WA 95

2010  Cuvee Alberic Bouvet

100% Syrah from the grape's ancestral home in the Northern Rhone. This cuvee is produced from vines averaging 40 years of age. Classic Crozes with deep purple color and aromas that suggest fountain pen ink and violets, game and deep berry. Drink or hold. This is a big boy that will ask for your attention and whatever food you pair with it must be up to the task. Decanter Magazine OUTSTANDING Crozes of the vintage.

2009  "Arena Mica"

Very simply, Stéphane Vedeau makes expressive, beautifully balanced wines in an approachable (and affordable!) style. Hermitage is the most famous Northern Rhone appellation and typically the Syrah-based reds from the region are powerful, deep, muscular wines that can take years to soften and develop. The 2009 J. Boutin Hermitage stands apart from the crowd for its elegant purity, its concentrated (not extracted) plush flavors of raspberry, cherry & a kiss of chocolatey iron. Its texture evokes the descriptor "seductive" & we don't toss that around carelessly or without merit. With tannins far softer than is typical for a young Hermitage, it absolutely may be drunk now and indeed, is a stunning glass of wine. Delicious now, it will also reward cellaring over the next several years.

1998  Amery Vineyards Hillside