Christelle Betton Crozes Hermitage Rouge Espiegle 2022 Jura and Savoie Nierstein Pettenthal

Nierstein Pettenthal

grown on the estate's gravelly slopes above the Ebro and aged patiently in oak — classic

Citra & El Dorado hops

In his hands

for a precious moment shared with those who matter and for those small pleasures of everyday life

Christelle Betton Crozes Hermitage Rouge Espiegle 2022 Jura and Savoie Nierstein PettenthalEspiegle means mischievous in French, and that's exactly the mood Christelle Betton is going for here. This is Northern Rhone Syrah in a bright, playful register, all juicy energy rather than brooding heft, made to open young and disappear fast. Betton is the third generation of her family working these Crozes Hermitage slopes, and she even holds a tiny sliver of the great Hermitage hill. She farms organically without bothering to chase certification,