Château de Fonsalette Côtes du Rhône | 2014

Just north of Châteauneuf-du-Pape in Lagarde-Paréol, Fonsalette is Château Rayas’s little sister estate, farmed by the Reynaud family since the 1940s. Emmanuel Reynaud took over in 1997 and quietly elevated the family collection—Rayas, Fonsalette, and des Tours—into a moon-like orbit up until his death last year. His Rhône wines are unlike anything else. With their Vosne-Romanée swagger, fraise des bois perfume, and an impossible old-school glide. One bottle available, procured directly from the importer. ~Allegra Angelo