2019 Bésoleil

Southern Rhône-Styled Blend

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The name “Bésoleil” is a marriage of a Spanish word and a French word meaning “kissed by the sun,” Beso and Soleil! It speaks to our long-held conviction that a profound expression of Grenache (and its Southern Rhône brethren) can emerge from Washington’s precise marriage of sun and soil. Modeled after Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the classic French Grenache-based gem, it is immediately enticing, richly scented, and seductively textured.

95 Pts. - Jeb Dunnuck 

The 2019 Besoleil is beautiful, with perfumed notes of white pepper, flowers, and wild strawberry-like fruit to go with a medium to full-bodied, round, wonderfully textured profile on the palate. It's certainly up with the finest vintage of this cuvée I've tasted and is well worth seeking out.

Wine Specifications

  • Vintage: 2019
  • Varietal: 60% Grenache 21% Mourvèdre 15% Counoise 4% Syrah
  • Appellation: Columbia Valley
  • Bottling date: April 2021
  • Alcohol: 13.9%
  • Acclaim

    The 2019 Bésoleil checks in as 60% Grenache, 21% Mourvèdre, 15 % Counoise, and 4% Syrah that was two-thirds destemmed and brought up in neutral barrels. Mulled strawberries, cherries, sandalwood, and herbes de Provence define the nose, and this puppy is medium-bodied, textured, and silky on the palate. It's never a blockbuster yet always shines for its complexity and balance.

    92 Pts. - Jeb Dunnuck

     

     

2019 Bésoleil