Closerie Saint Roc Vin de France Rouge 'Les Pins' 2020 Northern Rhone is harvested late and left

is harvested late and left to raisin for four months before pressing

This legendary site’s poor and fossil-strewn soil—the limestone bedrock is just 15 centimeters below the surface on this upper part of the slope—produces a wine of profound

and the contrast seems to attest to the skills of both growers

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Closerie Saint Roc Vin de France Rouge 'Les Pins' 2020 Northern Rhone is harvested late and leftComprised of 50% each Cabernet Franc and Merlot planted in a 1. 3 hectare parcel of silt, clay, and a touch of sand, Les Pins offers soaring aromas of dusty strawberries, smoky graphite, and black pepper, with a palate simultaneously gentle and commanding. There is a seamless harmony of acid, fruit, and tannin, with an overall impression of finesse and silkiness. Fermented spontaneously in cement during a two week maceration, it spends 18 months aging