From the Northern Rhone, the 2010 Crozes-Hermitage (aged completely in foudre) is excellent. Attractive notes of black olives, tapenade, lavender and cassis are found in this medium-bodied, elegant, dark ruby/purple-colored effort. With excellent concentration and depth, it can be enjoyed over the next 5-7 years. As I wrote last year, the Vidal Fleury enterprise, which is in large part a negociant business owned by the Guigal family and run with considerable precision by Guy Sarton-de-Joncquey, seems to be going from strength to strength with a bevy of wines offering some of the most reasonable prices of any Rhone Valley negociant. Both Guigal and Vidal Fleury consistently produce excellent rose wines. Last year, the 2010 GSM, a Southern Rhone cuvee that is bottled early to preserve its freshness and fruit, was introduced. Vidal Fleury has also done exceptionally well with their selections from Vacqueyras. Cote Rotie has always been one of Vidal Fleury’s specialties and they have done exceptionally well in 2010 and 2011 with the Cote Rotie Brune et Blonde as well as the limited production, single vineyard offering, La Chatillonne. Importer: William Deutsch and Sons, White Plains, NY; tel. (914) 251-WINE

2010 年的 Crozes-Hermitage 酸度很高，十分清爽，呈現(xiàn)出石榴、紅醋栗、甘草、烤藥草的風(fēng)味特點(diǎn)。