Domaine de Fontvive Cotes du Rhone France 2023 Big Bottle and Tremeaux) with monthly batonnage

and Tremeaux) with monthly batonnage

and in the cool 2021 vintage the balance is exceptional

The oak is subtle

The 2015 Ribolla Gialla from Josko Gravner is a wine of extraordinary depth and intention

on the bottom of the slope where the incline is the least steep

Domaine de Fontvive Cotes du Rhone France 2023 Big Bottle and Tremeaux) with monthly batonnageFontvive is a label of Domaine de Boissan, the Bonfils family estate in Sablet where fifth generation vigneron Christian Bonfils farms some fifty hectares at the foot of the Dentelles de Montmirail, the whites certified organic and the reds in conversion. The Ctes du Rhne rouge draws on Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvdre in the house's traditional, fruit first style: a lightly spicy nose with a hint of violets, ample red fruit, and a clean, fresh finish.