Echevin Guillaume de Rouville Tinto 2016

Almost entirely Syrah (there's 5% Grenache), the 2016 Cotes du Rhone Villages Saint Maurice Guillaume de Rouville is a super effort. Smoky, meaty and loaded with black olive and espresso, this full-bodied wine is rich and velvety, yet it possesses crisp acids on the long finish. Don't expect it to have the longevity of a Hermitage, but there is a family resemblance.

Beautifully rich and sexy, with loads of blackberries, black cherries, peppery herbs, bacon fat, and spring flowers, the 2016 Côtes du Rhône Villages Saint Maurice Guillaume de Rouville is the flagship cuvée and is 95% Syrah and 5% Grenache that’s brought up mostly in once-used Burgundy and Bordeaux barrels. Full-bodied, deep and layered on the palate, with tons of character, it’s one of the finest Syrah-based cuvées coming out of the Southern Rhône.