Nicolas Crozes Les Trois Grains Cotes du Rhone 2023 with enough structure to reward

with enough structure to reward a year or two of patience

and the project runs on vineyards rather than ego

and fennel

and the liqueur takes its deep golden color naturally from the plants before resting at length in oak

this blend of 30% Gewurztraminer

Nicolas Crozes Les Trois Grains Cotes du Rhone 2023 with enough structure to rewardNicolas Croze is the fourth generation to farm his family's vines at Saint Martin d'Ardche, where the Ardche gorges open onto the southern Rhne; the domaine's 27 hectares spread across five communes on clay limestone, sand, and rocky ground, certified HVE and picked entirely by hand. Les Trois Grains names its three grapes, Grenache, Syrah, and Marselan, macerated for about two weeks in concrete vats with old fashioned pigeage. Light ruby and juicy,