Christelle Betton Crozes Hermitage Rouge Espiegle 2022 web-published Fósil is lifeless and ancient

Fósil is lifeless and ancient

and forest floor in a medium-bodied frame with satiny tannins—elegant and poised

tropical flowers

A fresh and lively Spanish vermouth made with wormwood

grilled red meats

Christelle Betton Crozes Hermitage Rouge Espiegle 2022 web-published Fósil is lifeless and ancientEspiegle means mischievous in French, and that's exactly the mood Christelle Betton is going for here. This is Northern Rhone Syrah in a bright, playful register, all juicy energy rather than brooding heft, made to open young and disappear fast. Betton is the third generation of her family working these Crozes Hermitage slopes, and she even holds a tiny sliver of the great Hermitage hill. She farms organically without bothering to chase certification,