Delas Freres Hermitage Les Bessards 2017

FRANCE : RHÔNE VALLEY : HERMITAGE 

Syrah

FULL-BODIED, BLACK CHERRY, CASSIS, FIG, PLUM, VIOLET, SPICE, CRUSHED STONE, OAK

‘Les Bessards’ is a single-vineyard selection limited to 6,000 (precious) bottles in every vintage. Deeply powerful and structured, it has spicy black fruit, crushed stone, and scorched earth tones held by bright acidity and fiercely wound tannins that will soften within a few years of bottle age.

DRINKING WINDOW : Hold until 2025 (if you can wait); decant for 1-3 hours before serving; cellaring potential through 2025 and beyond. 

FARMING : Conventional 

PAIRING : Dijon and Cognac Beef Stew