Christelle Betton Crozes Hermitage Rouge Espiegle 2022 SPRHONE One of the vintage's most

One of the vintage's most thrilling Cornas expressions

peppery and light on its feet: red berries

A blend of base vintage wine and solera reserve wine going back to 2011

Made from high quality Indica rice and Okinawa black koji

Christelle Betton Crozes Hermitage Rouge Espiegle 2022 SPRHONE One of the vintage's mostEspiegle means mischievous in French, and that's exactly the mood Christelle Betton is going for here. This is Northern Rhone Syrah in a bright, playful register, all juicy energy rather than brooding heft, made to open young and disappear fast. Betton is the third generation of her family working these Crozes Hermitage slopes, and she even holds a tiny sliver of the great Hermitage hill. She farms organically without bothering to chase certification,