Delas Red Wine

France - Rhone - Hermitage - Inky hued, with a great nose of pure cassis, crushed rocks, camphor, new leather, and hints of bacon fat, this wine hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a round, layered texture, beautiful depth on the mid-palate, and velvety tannins.

France - Rhone - Cotes du Rhone - A very typical Côtes du Rhône red with full red fruit and plenty of baking spice. Full body and a warm, yet gently dry mouthfeel, in spite of the challenging vintage. Good length and excellent harmony at the finish.

France - Rhone - Saint-Joseph - "On the palate it is dry and linear, to the point of being slightly austere, but there’s so much minerality and a smoked-bacon note is neatly woven into this complex picture."

France - Rhone - Crozes-Hermitage - "Aromatic and high-toned, with a pretty nose of smoked incense, violet and red currant, plus a backdrop of underbrush, fresh menthol and white pepper. Offers generous iron, while tobacco leaf brings earthy dimension through the..."

France- This wine is a charming, silky style, with pretty cassis and plum fruit flavors sweeping through, followed by light herb, tobacco and chalk accents on the fresh finish. It's super plush and richly ripe with fleshy red plums and blackberries.

Rhone, France - "This is dark and still a bit reticent, with a cast iron cloakaround the core of dark currant, plum and blackberrypaste flavors, showing lots of sweet bay leaf, anise andsinged apple wood notes in the background.There'sserious grip through the finish."

Hermitage, Rhone,France - "This is loaded with dark and winey plum sauce, blackberry paste and fig compote flavors that glide through over notes of warm earth, sweet tobacco and anise. A subtle singed alder hint infuses the finish, along with a flicker of violet..."

France - Rhone - Cote Rotie - Blackberries, raspberries, smoked meats, violets, and floral notes all emerge from this full-bodied, rich, incredibly impressive wine. It shows the pure, classic style of the vintage yet brings beautiful richness as well as seamless tannins.

France - Rhone - Cornas - "A core of juicy red currant and bitter plum pate de fruit flavors is brought into nice focus by a racy, chalk-edged structure and an iron spine, while subtle savory and dark olive accents dart in the background..."

Hermitage, Rhone, France - "This is very refined, with a long beam of cassis, dark cherry and boysenberry fruit flavors that cut a pure path as sleek iron, violet and red tea nuances fill in around. A subtle mineral edge and a singed alder note peek through at the very end..."

Rhone, France - "...[this wine] gives up terrific notes of black raspberry, cassis, toasted spice, graphite and crushed rocks. Possessing full-bodied richness and a concentrated and beautifully-textured style, with building tannin,"

Hermitage, Rhone, France - "Its an incredible wine that offers classic powdered rock-like minerality, loads of creme de cassis and black raspberry fruit, smoked meats, spice and dried-flower nuances. Complex, pure and perfumed, its full-bodied and seamless on the palate."

Hermitage, Rhone, France - "The magnificent 2009 Hermitage Domaine des Tourettes boasts a black/purple color as well as a wonderful nose of creosote, incense, charcoal, blackberry jam, acacia flowers, white chocolate and a hint of espresso roast. Full-bodied and unctuously textured."

Rhone, France - "The aromatic 2016 Cote Rotie Seigneur de Maugiron has a Violet ,herb, black olive and tar notes add complexity to the ripe raspberry fruit in this medium to full-bodied wine that's already supple and seductive. " [Barrel Score: 90-93]

France - Rhone - Crozes-Hermitage - "This is loaded with well-defined loganberry, blackberry and boysenberry pate de fruit flavors, flecked with anise and black tea notes and carried by a fine iron streak that lingers wonderfully. A wine of cut, purity and precision..."

Rhone, France - "The aromatic 2016 Cote Rotie Seigneur de Maugiron has a Violet ,herb, black olive and tar notes add complexity to the ripe raspberry fruit in this medium to full-bodied wine that's already supple and seductive. " [Barrel Score: 90-93]

Rhone, France - "The granitic Bessards character is strong here with dark slate and dark, lustrous blackberry and plum fruits on the nose. The palate has a swathe of fine, long and powerful, yet velvety, tannins. Oak is nicely integrated. Very fresh. A great wine."

France - Rhone - Hermitage - Inky hued, with a great nose of pure cassis, crushed rocks, camphor, new leather, and hints of bacon fat, this wine hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a round, layered texture, beautiful depth on the mid-palate, and velvety tannins.

France - Rhone - Cote Rotie - Blackberries, raspberries, smoked meats, violets, and floral notes all emerge from this full-bodied, rich, incredibly impressive wine. It shows the pure, classic style of the vintage yet brings beautiful richness as well as seamless tannins.

Hermitage, France - " The 2016 Hermitage Domaine des Tourettes sees about one-third new oak, which has given it a cedary cast. It's dark and savory, showing hints of grilled meat, espresso and black olives, but it's also supple on the palate, ending ripe and plush." BARREL SCORE:91-93

St Joseph, Rhone, France - "Dark, fresh plum fruits and cocoa powdery complexity. A plush, concentrated palate with plenty of dark plum and plum stone flavor. Drink now." Try pairing this wine with lamb and beef.

Rhone, France - "The granitic Bessards character is strong here with dark slate and dark, lustrous blackberry and plum fruits on the nose. The palate has a swathe of fine, long and powerful, yet velvety, tannins. Oak is nicely integrated. Very fresh. A great wine."

Rhone, France- "Still a bit youthfully compact, but there's focus and drive to the mix of salted butter, acacia, quince, lemon curd and white peach avors. This has polished edges oset by a racy spine through it all. Cellar for maximum eect. Marsanne and Roussanne..."

Rhone, France- "Still a bit youthfully compact, but there's focus and drive to the mix of salted butter, acacia, quince, lemon curd and white peach avors. This has polished edges oset by a racy spine through it all. Cellar for maximum eect. Marsanne and Roussanne..."