Coteaux des Travers Rasteau Les Traves 2023 OLDRIOJA and dark spice

and dark spice

who tends every vine by hand without mechanical assistance

with the structure that makes Pommard a wine to lay down for a few years (or open with something off the grill tonight)

reserved mid-palate that builds gracefully toward a mineral

Coteaux des Travers Rasteau Les Traves 2023 OLDRIOJA and dark spiceLes Traves is the estate's namesake Rasteau, a step up from the everyday Zouzou bottlings, from Domaine des Coteaux des Travers. The Charavin family farms these sunrise facing southern Rhone slopes biodynamically (certified Biodyvin), and Rasteau, a Cru of the southern Rhone, brings more depth, warmth, and structure than a basic Cotes du Rhone. Grenache leads this rich, sun soaked red. Enjoyable now with a decant, and it will hold for several years.