Domaine de L'Echevin 2016

Now that it's in bottle, the 2016 Cotes du Rhone Villages Saint Maurice is looking as good as I hoped it would last year. A blend of 80% Syrah and 20% Grenache, it's loaded with dark fruit, cola and spice. Medium to full-bodied, with a silky-creamy texture, it finishes long and fine.

Moving to the reds, the 2016 Côtes du Rhône Villages Saint Maurice is a larger production release, and it’s more rounded, forward, and charming compared to the more serious Guillaume de Rouville release. Peppery herbs, blackberries, black raspberries and garrigue notes all flow to a medium-bodied, nicely concentrated, and incredibly satisfying 2016 that will keep for 4-5 years. The blend is 65% Syrah and 35% Grenache brought up in older barrels.