M. Chapoutier Domaine de Bila-Haut Cotes du Roussillon Villages Lesquerde 'L'Esquerda', France 2017 Syrah I keep dipping back into

I keep dipping back into the bottle

strawberry and floral aromas and flavors

the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon is unquestionably in the same league as the 2018

Yet it retains marvelous freshness and vitality all the way through to the pencil-lead

with no signs of evolution

M. Chapoutier Domaine de Bila-Haut Cotes du Roussillon Villages Lesquerde 'L'Esquerda', France 2017 Syrah I keep dipping back intoThe full bodied 2017 Cotes du Roussillon Villages Lesquerde l'Esquerda is wonderfully lush, welcoming and supple. Loaded with black cherries and crushed stone, this seductive number adds a dusting of cocoa powder on the long, slightly warm finish. 93 Pts Robert Parker