Serrigny Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru En Bas des Duresses 2021 (750ml) Azal with friends and with a

with friends and with a roaring fire in the background

this delicately framed Côte-Rôtie offers crisp black-cherry and berry flavors accented by savory truffle

As the wine unfolds it reveals a sublime blend of black raspberry

Karen started ZIATA

who restored the cellar on the farm that was last used in the 1930’s to make natural wines in the traditional manner

Serrigny Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru En Bas des Duresses 2021 (750ml) Azal with friends and with aits bright ruby colour is neither too light nor too dark. The bouquet, too, is well balanced between rich aromas of small black fruits (blackcurant, blackberry, bilberry) and flower scents (peony). In the mouth, the attack is refined and supple, measured, meaty and pleasing. When young, there may be a touch of astringency but its tannins soon soften and its texture becomes velvety and it develops musky notes, as well as those of leather and spices.