Francois Villard L'appel des Sereines 2022 (750ml)

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Producer	Francois Villard
Country	France
Region	Rhone
Subregion	Northern Rhone (IGP Collines Rhodaniennes)
Varietal	Syrah
Vintage	2022
Sku	10779
Size	750ml

 

Nose with aromas of violets, spices, and blackberry. Great freshness, supple and fleshy tannins, and a persistent finish. Pairs well with grilled meats, rump steak, and cheeses.

A young vine Syrah from several villages Chavanay, Ardoix, Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône, and Verin, all with a decomposed granite soil. Twelve day maceration with twenty-five percent whole clusters in open-top wood tronconique vats followed by eleven months of aging, half in the vat and half in neutral barrels. A peppery and juicy Syrah.

Francois Villard was not born into wine; he started out his career as a chef. He grew up between Vienne and Grenoble, in the French countryside. He made his first Condrieu in 1991, a whopping 400 bottles. Today, makes wine from 64 hectares, of which he owns 40 hectares, purchasing fruit from the balance. He makes wine from Côte-Rôtie down to Saint Peray, and a little of everything between: four Condrieu, five Saint-Joseph (red and white), three Crozes-Hermitage, a Cornas, and four Vin de France (Marsanne-Roussanne, Viognier, and two Syrah).