The inaugural release of the cuvée Zéphirine from DDO’s new Roserock Estate was utterly stunning when first released a year ago, and nothing has changed to dissuade me that this is destined for a very long and very...
The inaugural release of the cuvée Zéphirine from DDO’s new Roserock Estate was utterly stunning when first released a year ago, and nothing has changed to dissuade me that this is destined for a very long and very beautiful evolution in bottle. The superbly perfumed bouquet jumps from the glass in a blend of red plums, cherries, cocoa powder, a complex base of soil tones, gentle smokiness and a deft framing of nutty new wood. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied, complex and beautifully balanced, with excellent depth at the core, fine soil signature, suave, seamless tannins and a long, tangy and impeccably focused finish. The cooler influence of the Van Duzer Corridor is very much apparent in this bottling, which is sleek and vibrant out of the blocks- no easy task in the very warm growing season of 2014! This will be a landmark bottling from the Drouhin family in Oregon!