M. Chapoutier Petite Ruche Crozes-Hermitage 2020

The 2020 Crozes Hermitage La Petite Ruche is a real gem in the vintage, offering juicy darker fruits, some classic peppery, gamey, bacon fat-like characteristics, medium body, supple tannins, and a clean, lengthy finish. All destemmed and brought up mostly in concrete, it would make one screaming good house red to drink over the coming 2-4 years, if not longer. Drink date: 2022-2027. Score - 90. (jebdunnuck.com, Dec. 15, 2022) 750 mL bottle