M. Chapoutier Domaine de Bila Haut v.i.t 2019

Violets, spice, candied orange, and both red and blue fruits emerge from the 2019 Côtes Du Roussillon Villages Latour De France Visitare Interiore Terrae (VIT), another rich, full-bodied, yet incredibly elegant vintage for this cuvée. The Syrah component is showing on the nose, but it has plenty of Grenache sexiness on the palate. Unquestionably in the same ballpark as the 2018, this is a gorgeous wine in the making.

An impressive Cotes du Roussillon Villages with spiced cherries, plums, roasted meat, leather, fresh black pepper and warm spices. Full-bodied with fine, firm tannins. It is big and ample with grace and harmony throughout. It has weight with a well-rounded profile and a focused finish. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink or hold.

A blend of 60% Grenache (from gneiss soils and aged in concrete eggs) and 40% Syrah (from clay-limestone soils and aged in demi-muids), the 2019 Cotes du Roussillon Villages Latour de France Visitare Interiore Terrae features aromas of cedar, asphalt, black olives and dark-skinned fruit. Full-bodied and concentrated, it's framed by fine, silky tannins and finishes long. 374 cases produced.