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Domaine Mikael Boutin Rasteau 2022Mikael Boutin produces his Rasteau in a non interventionist fashion from a mere 2 hectares of vines (certified organic). A blend of 60% Grenache with 10% each of Syrah, Mourvdre, Carignan and Cinsault, the wine is fermented and aged in concrete tanks. It shows a balance and purity of fruit that is especially attractive compared to the many over ripe and heavily extracted wines found in the Southern Rhne. The bright, pure nose shows clean, fresh cherry

Both nose and palate are multilayered and beguiling

the length of which depends on the underlying structure of the grapes from each specific vintage

and their characters truly are strikingly divergent

Gilles’s flagship Cornas comprises three separate parcels

Spontaneous fermentation takes place in steel cuve and the three varieties are vinified separately

the silex dominated soils of the hill of Piniere in Aubignan and the clay-limestone mix in the soils of the commune of Barroux

The wine is never fined nor is it filtered

the truffles and mushrooms of the Langhe

It’s like stirring a mandarin creamsicle into a glass of hibiscus ginger tea

The Savigny is supple and generous

The color is vivid but not dense

pebbly soils produce a wine of nuance and finesse