Famille Levet has been the standard-bearer for traditional Côte Rôtie since Neal Rosenthal began importing the wines in the early 1980s. Discover the northernmost stretches of Côte Rôtie, where Syrah is at its most hauntingly pure and precise.

Famille Levet has been the standard-bearer for traditional Côte Rôtie since Neal Rosenthal began importing the wines in the early 1980s. Discover the northernmost stretches of Côte Rôtie, where Syrah is at its most hauntingly pure and precise.

Famille Levet has been the standard-bearer for traditional Côte Rôtie since Neal Rosenthal began importing the wines in the early 1980s. Discover the northernmost stretches of Côte Rôtie, where Syrah is at its most hauntingly pure and precise.

Famille Levet has been the standard-bearer for traditional Côte Rôtie since Neal Rosenthal began importing the wines in the early 1980s. Discover the northernmost stretches of Côte Rôtie, where Syrah is at its most hauntingly pure and precise.

Famille Levet has been the standard-bearer for traditional Côte Rôtie since Neal Rosenthal began importing the wines in the early 1980s. Discover the northernmost stretches of Côte Rôtie, where Syrah is at its most hauntingly pure and precise.

Eric Texier's Le Clau is a very different expression than what I've found with Levet and Jean-Michel Stephan. He achieves low alcohol at full maturation in this parcel of 100% Sérine. Le Clau is an aromatic explosion of black pepper, violets, green olives, and smoked meats. Only produced in magnum!

Eric Texier's Le Clau is a very different expression than what I've found with Levet and Jean-Michel Stephan. He achieves low alcohol at full maturation in this parcel of 100% Sérine. Le Clau is an aromatic explosion of black pepper, violets, green olives, and smoked meats. Only produced in magnum!

Young Xavier Gerard has already excelled past many of his contemporaries in Côte Rôtie. His Syrah shows more flesh and suave tannins than Bernard Levet but applies more classical methods than Jean-Michel Stephan. With 50% stem inclusion, this is delicious and has enough crunch to please traditional Northern Rhône seekers.

En Coteaux Vieilles Vignes is produced only in select vintages, sourced from the oldest Serine vines in Bassenon, and is supplemented with 15% of old-vine Viognier. Jean-Michel Stephan's approach to vinification differs drastically from his neighbors. From his time in Villié-Morgon, Stephan's philosophy employs full carbonic fermentation, a process customarily...