Clos Bellane, Cotes du Rhone Villages Valreas Rouge, 2024 SO083125 Mignon just not wearing a tie

just not wearing a tie

This 2023 comes from one of Volnay's most prized 1er Crus

or simply savored solo

Lugon and Mouliets-Villemartin

and you'll taste the old-school Sonoma in the glass

Clos Bellane, Cotes du Rhone Villages Valreas Rouge, 2024 SO083125 Mignon just not wearing a tieDon't call it Burgundian but the comparison keeps coming up. Clos Bellane is a small biodynamic estate in Valreas, one of the named villages of Cotes du Rhone Villages, run by Stephane Vedeau in the high northern reaches of the Vaucluse. Elevation is the secret: Vedeau's vineyards sit higher than most of the Southern Rhone, which translates to cooler nights, longer hang time, and a fresher, more lifted style than the usual baked fruit Cotes du Rhone