2013 V.I.T, Cotes-du-Roussillon Villages Latour de France, Bila-Haut, Chapoutier

Having taken over the reins at Chapoutier in 1990, Michel Chapoutier, the eighth winemaking generation of the family and a titan of the Rhône and southern French vineyards, established the estate's first Roussillon vineyards at Bila-Haut in 2000. 20 years on and the wines have attained a huge following, won multiple awards, and are much loved year in, year out by many of the world's most respected wine critics. Despite this demand the estate remains modest in size with limited production and a focus on capturing the unique terrior of the individual plots in the Bila-Haut Domaine.

"The 2013 Domaine de Bila-Haut V.I.T. is sensational: Beautiful crème de cassis, black raspberry, savoury herbs, beef blood and dried earth-like aromas and flavours. Medium to full-bodied, elegant and seamless, with the purity and freshness of the vintage, yet with no lack of texture or richness, it blossoms in the glass, has terrific length, and will have 10-15 years of overall longevity."
94-96pts, The Wine Advocate