Delas 'Saint-Esprit' Cotes du Rhone 2023

93 POINTS & 5 STARS: Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
93 POINTS: Cameron Douglas MS

"This is instantly appealing on the nose showing dark berry, rich floral, clove and hazelnut aromas, leading to a flavoursome palate that's filled with ripe fruit flavours together with elegant savoury nuances. Supple and silky, making it fabulously drinkable."
- Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
"Classic, fruity, dry, textured and delicious. A wine with core flavours of spiced and fresh plums, an earthy soil qualities and textured from tannin and leesy flinty seams. Medium weighted with some sweetness from the use of oak, an abundance of tannins, fine with lots of polish, then crunch and freshness from the acid line. A fruity red berry and plum core, textures and lots of mouthfeel with a balanced, even finish. Best drinking from day of purchase through 2029."
- Cameron Douglas MS
The cuvée “Saint-Esprit" comes from a small valley which nestles in the northern part of the Ardèche. The vineyards are planted on granite, south-facing slopes near the villages of Saint-Julien and-Saint-Alban. Syrah (majority) and Grenache (approximately 10%).
Its deep colour has a dark, plum-like hue. The nose is classically Syrah, with berry fruit, violet, liquorice. It has a full, rounded palate with delicate tannins, making it unique in the "Côtes-du-Rhône" category.

ABV: 14