Wine Advocate Review
Rated 92
The Bila-Haut 2011 Cotes du Roussillon-Villages Lesquerde L'Esquerda - for more about whose sources and vinification consult my review in this report of the 2012 - offers cherry, strawberry and rhubarb mingled with Ceylon tea and garlanded with fennel frond, wisteria and violet, making for head-turning aromatic harmony and succulent presence on a polished palate. Without the same saline savor as its ostensibly lesser sibling but with sweeter, purer fruit; yet-greater textural allure; and a more strikingly lasting florality, this is going to be a joy to follow through at least 2020.
This wine displays the true character of a Chapoutier wine, it lets the Terroir speak and define the wine. It is a blockbuster, full bodied and loaded with flavor. The granite and schist soils coupled with 40-60 year old vines yield a truly expressive wine. The fruits of plum and dried raspberry dominate with spice and mineral notes. Hints of wet slate, mocha, and a hint of herbs mark the lingering finish.
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