Bernard Levet, Cote-Rotie La Chavaroche, 2016 No Sulfur Added biodynamic practices including horse-drawn plows

biodynamic practices including horse-drawn plows and biodynamic preparations

in perfect balance with vibrant freshness

with its balance of ripeness and freshness

Ratschen and Weinberg

Escolle sits on the benchland terraces of the Santa Lucia Highlands

Bernard Levet, Cote-Rotie La Chavaroche, 2016 No Sulfur Added biodynamic practices including horse-drawn plowsIf you want to know what Cote Rotie tasted like before the appellation got glossy, start here. The Levets farm in Ampuis and do it the old way: old Serine vines on the iron rich schist of the Cote Brune, whole clusters in the ferment, and a long, patient elevage in large oak and demi muids, only 10 15% of them new. Nothing shiny. La Chavaroche is the bottling Rosenthal has brought in since the 1983 vintage. 2016 was a cool, classical year in the