A new 90 pointer! And it's name is..... well to be honest I'm not quite sure what it's name is. The problem with French wine is that their naming conventions are so complex that looking at label you might not be able to tell the difference between the wine, the wine maker or the area it's from I was all set to just call this wine Bila-Haut and then I read the review in the Wine Spectator which referred to it as M. Chapoutier, with what I thought was the name coming third after the appellation. All of which means that what I thought was the name is in fact.....I still don't know. Wait a minute, I'll Google it----and I'm still not sure, but the only reference to Bila-Haut is for the wine we are talking about which means that the name is Bila-Haut, but why doesn't The Wine Spectator think so? Oh well it's just the mystery of French wines.
Wait..WAIT! I forgot to talk about the wine. Which is stupid because it is great. A classic Syrah (Shiraz), Grenache, Carignane blend. Fruit forward enough to please the American palate with enough French minerality and structure to let you know you are in France. A deep rich elegant wine. The Wine Spectator gave 90 pts and put it in the top 100 wines for the year.
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