Christelle Betton Crozes Hermitage Rouge Espiegle 2022 Jura and Savoie Swanesang reveals a marine-influenced character

Swanesang reveals a marine-influenced character with perfumed black and blue fruit

Citra & El Dorado hops

grown on the estate's gravelly slopes above the Ebro and aged patiently in oak — classic

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In his hands

Christelle Betton Crozes Hermitage Rouge Espiegle 2022 Jura and Savoie Swanesang reveals a marine-influenced characterEspiegle 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,