Created by Alfred Labounoux at his family distillery
and unlike anything else on the shelf
Perfect for an Old Fashioned
The medium-bodied palate is rounded and creamy with bright
or a mushroom risotto
Rene Rostaing, Cote-Rotie La Viaillere, 2022 so060225 cellar offer Created by Alfred Labounoux atLa Viaillre doesnt get the headlines like La Landonne or Cte Blonde, but in Rostaings hands, its a sleeper hita Syrah with real edge, drive, and aromatic punch. The vineyards high slopes and rocky soils give the wine lift and minerality, while the 2022 vintage layers in dark fruit, cracked pepper, and wild herbs. Its a little wilder, a little more untamed than the others in the lineupless polished maybe, but full of personality. The tannins are firm,