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Bottle of Bott First Flight - 2021 Syrah available at Ashburn Wine Shop

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Red · Syrah · France · 2021

Bott First Flight - 2021 Syrah

$31.99

Graeme and Julie Bott met working for Stephane Ogier in Cote-Rotie, he a New Zealander, she born in the northern Rhone, then built their own small domaine. First Flight is 100% Syrah from parcels at the edge of the Cote-Rotie and Condrieu zones, declassified on paper only. The 2021 is 13% alcohol, 833 cases made, 360 imported, rated 91 points. Baby Cote-Rotie at burger money. This is the insider bottle on our shelf right now.

Fragrant and open. Vivid cherry, cranberry, peony, and cracked pepper with a leafy freshness. Refined, elegant palate, soft silky tannins, and a spiced finish.

Classic matches for Syrah: Barbecue, sausages, braised short ribs, anything with black pepper.

A young husband-and-wife estate in the northern Rhone. Both Botts trained under Stephane Ogier before striking out on their own; the First Flight fruit grows at the fringes of Ampuis and Condrieu, bottled under Vin de France.

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