Christelle Betton Crozes Hermitage Rouge Espiegle 2022 web-published tropical flowers

tropical flowers

Rolle and a little Viognier

a mountain wine region that most of the world has never considered

chicory charcoal and infused coffee grounds making for a mosh pit in the glass

tame tannins

Christelle Betton Crozes Hermitage Rouge Espiegle 2022 web-published tropical flowersEspiegle means mischievous in French, and that's exactly the mood Christelle Betton is going for here. This is Northern Rhone Syrah in a bright, playful register, all juicy energy rather than brooding heft, made to open young and disappear fast. Betton is the third generation of her family working these Crozes Hermitage slopes, and she even holds a tiny sliver of the great Hermitage hill. She farms organically without bothering to chase certification,