Country: France / Les Hauts d’Eole
Variety: Marsanne Rhône Valley
Winery: Cave de Tain / Crozes-Hermitage
This is a cave cooperative’s top white Crozes bottling, fermented and aged in oak. Smoky, toasty notes support exotic apricot and pineapple fruit that’s initially attractive, then doesn’t quite follow through on the finish. Drink now.