With these essays, my attention now turns to Côte-Rôtie, the esteemed Syrah zone in the northern Rhone Valley. I'm not a wine historian, nor do I suffer the delusion that we are producing Côte-Rôtie from our Estate vines; that only happens much closer to Ampuis than where Baker Lane is situated. These musings reflect on Côte-Rôtie as a platonic Syrah model, its inspirational impact, and some intriguing parallels that overlap our viticultural dreams.
Whither Côte-Rôtie
Whither Côte-Rôtie
Whither Côte-Rôtie
With these essays, my attention now turns to Côte-Rôtie, the esteemed Syrah zone in the northern Rhone Valley. I'm not a wine historian, nor do I suffer the delusion that we are producing Côte-Rôtie from our Estate vines; that only happens much closer to Ampuis than where Baker Lane is situated. These musings reflect on Côte-Rôtie as a platonic Syrah model, its inspirational impact, and some intriguing parallels that overlap our viticultural dreams.