Levet Cote-Rotie Les Journaries 2021 750ml

96pts, Vinous Media: Saturated magenta. A wild, highly expressive bouquet evokes an array of black and blue fruits, pungent flowers, smoked meat, licorice and exotic spices, with a bright mineral overtone. O!ers palate-coating, deeply concentrated cassis, cherry liqueur, smoky bacon, fruitcake and licorice flavors that turn livelier as the wine stretches out. The mineral and spice notes build steadily through a strikingly long finish that's framed by strong but velvety tannins that are quickly absorbed by the wine's dense, dark fruit. In France this wine is labeled as "Maestria" and "Les Journaries" is the original name for La Landonne, the lieu-dit that contributes 70% of the fruit that makes up this wine. 70% whole clusters.