A rockin' value that over-delivers at the price, the 2013 Crozes Hermitage le Grand Courtil comes from a single lieu-dit located next to the Rhone river, in the western edge of the appellation. Aged all in demi-muids, it’s medium-bodied, pure and finesse-driven with a sheen of high quality oak in its cassis, pepper, and crushed violet aromas and flavors. It has the balance and underlying tannic structure to evolve gracefully for a decade.