{"product_id":"2023-vignobles-levet-cote-rotie-la-chavaroche","title":"2023 Vignobles Levet, Côte-Rôtie \"La Chavaroche\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eVignobles Levet is one of the most traditional grower estates in Ampùis, the heart of Côte-Rôtie, run by Bernard Levet and his daughter Agnès. Côte-Rôtie's vineyards cling to steep, terraced slopes above the Rhône, and the Levets are known for uncompromising, old-school wines of great intensity and longevity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"La Chavaroche\" is one of Côte-Rôtie's most celebrated lieux-dits, a steep amphitheater on the Côte Brune facing south and southwest. Its crumbling, iron-rich mica-schist gives Syrah of wild intensity, dark fruit, and firm structure. Levet works with old vines of Sérine, the local name for the area's traditional small-berried Syrah, planted on hand-built stone terraces called chaillées. The winemaking is strikingly traditional: whole clusters, foot-treading, native-yeast fermentation in open cement vats, and about 24 months of aging in neutral demi-muids and seasoned casks, with only 10 to 15 percent new oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA benchmark old-school Côte-Rôtie from the famed La Chavaroche lieu-dit on the Côte Brune.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe nose bursts with black raspberry, wild cassis, and violets, with smoked bacon, black pepper, and tapenade.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe palate is deep and savory, with iron and wet slate notes and muscular, finely grained tannins.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhole-cluster, foot-trodden fermentation and old vines give it rare intensity and character.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilt for long cellaring, it is a prized bottle for Northern Rhône lovers to tuck away.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow To Serve It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eServe at cool room temperature, between 60 and 64°F.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf opening young, decant for 1 to 1.5 hours to soften its structure and open its floral, savory perfume.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePour into Burgundy or large Syrah stems to capture its expansive aromatics.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePair with a rosemary-and-garlic roast leg of lamb, grilled squab, juniper-crusted venison, or a hearty game stew.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Elevage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48628306247734,"sku":"SOMM2611-VLE23CRO-750","price":144.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/3628\/8822\/files\/2023VignoblesLevet_Cote-Rotie_LaChavaroche.png?v=1794348242","url":"https:\/\/sommselect.com\/products\/2023-vignobles-levet-cote-rotie-la-chavaroche","provider":"SommSelect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}