Domaine Pique-Basse “L’Atout du Pique” Cotes du Rhone Villages Roaix Blanc MUSCAT and then re-entered into oak

and then re-entered into oak for blending and final finishing

with aromas of wild red berries and notes of anise and sweet licorice that meld into subtle nuances of spice

A distinct iron earthiness pervades a core of deep red fruit in this excellent bottling of Brovia's vines in the famed cru

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Domaine Pique-Basse “L’Atout du Pique” Cotes du Rhone Villages Roaix Blanc MUSCAT and then re-entered into oakSouthern Rhone Valley is famous for its Reds, but the Whites can be just as compelling, as this example demonstrates. Planted at high altitude on clay limestone soil, these Grenache Blanc vines produces wines of high minerality similar to the the ones from Macon, often exhibits highly individual wet stone minerality.