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Pierre Gonon 'Les Iles Feray' Syrah, Vin de Pays de l’Ardèche, Rhône Valley 2020

  • $80.00
  • $90.00
- 11%

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SYRAH
EARTHY & COMPLEX
ORGANIC FARMING
CRITIC SCORE 90+, COLLECTIBLE & CELLAR-WORTHY, and STAFF FAVORITE
NORTHERN RHÔNE and RHÔNE VALLEY
FRANCE
  • Winemaker: Pierre Gonon
  • Farming: Organic farming
  • Variety: 100% Syrah (average 25+ yr old vines)
  • Terroir: .72 hectares on lower slopes with more alluvial fans, plus young-vine fruit from granite hillsides.
  • Vinification: Grapes are harvested by hand, mostly destemmed (50-80%, depending on the vintage), grapes are lightly crushed before fementation starts spontaneously with indigenous yeasts in large open vats.
  • Aging: aged for 10 months in old demi-muid. Bottled unfiltered before the following year's harvest.

The lighter side of Gonon's syrah, meant to be enjoyed early while his Saint Joseph's cellar.