Vignobles Levet "Amethyste" Cote-Rotie 2018 Lambrusco Grasparossa and Mourvedre grapes were macerated

and Mourvedre grapes were macerated on skins

Minimal intervention is used in the cellar and a touch of new oak is used

a bit of guava

‘Lapideus’ comes from 80-year-old Trebbiano vines and spends 35 days on the skins

the very rare Catalan grape also known as red Xarel-lo

Vignobles Levet "Amethyste" Cote-Rotie 2018 Lambrusco Grasparossa and Mourvedre grapes were maceratedOne of the most traditional producers on the treacherous slopes of the Cote Rotie appellation in the northern Rhone bottles wines that are meant to laid down for many, many years. This is a dense, tannic wine showing plummy red fruit and spicy violet accents. Give it as much as possible and watch it open up beautifully in the glass.