Syrah
Syrah
Amphores 2022 IGP des Collines Rhodaniennes Syrah "Les Iris"
The 2022 Domaine des Amphores Syrah "Les Iris" is from vines in Chavanay, just outside the Saint-Joseph zone, tended organically since planting, in the early 90's, and now certified Biodynamic as well. The wine shows a deep red/black color with...
$14.99
Texier, Eric 2020 Vin de France Le Clau Vieille Serine
"From a handful of rows in our 0.5 ha of a very particular strain of Serine. Planted in the 1930’s in the Masson parcel of Saint-Julien en-Saint-Alban in the lieu-dit Le Clau. They present unique ampelographic qualities, very different from...
$48.99
Bonnefond 2020 Cote-Rotie "Cote Rozier"
Patrick and Christophe Bonnefond make very pure, concentrated wines (both Condrieu and Côte-Rôtie) with the top cuvées, Rochains and Côte Rozier, both adjoining La Landonne on either side, built for long aging. The 2020 is drinking beautifully as a young...
$74.99
Elian Da Ros 2020 Côtes du Marmandais Chante Coucou
Chante-Coucou is the emblematic cuvée of the domain, and the one we would open to any Bordeaux lover in order to convince them of Elian's talent. More opulent and juicy due to its dominant Merlot, it still retains the unique...
$41.99
Lionnet 2021 Cornas "Terre Brulée"
("from very old vines, between 40 to 100 years of age, in several notable Cornas vineyards, which are all blended into their flagship cuvée “Terre Brûlée”: Mazards, with granite-inflected soils of clay-limestone, is dark and powerful; Chaillot contributes classic granitic...
$73.99
Alpasion 2022 Uco Valley Rosé
Alpasion is a young project started in 2010 in the Uco Valley. Farming is organic, fermentation is with natural yeast, and balance is always a goal. This rosé is all Syrah, delicate and acid-driven. Perfect for Summer BBQs!
$22.99
Dumien Serrette 2022 Cornas "Henri"
The Dumien-Serrette 2022 "Henri" is from vines planted in 1913 on Patou, a steep hillside of granite soils. 100% whole-cluster fermentation, aging in one-year old barrels, then 3 - 6 year-old barrels. 900 bottles were made in 2022. Drink over...
$74.99
Methode Sauvage Iruai 2022 "Blood and Flowers" Syrah
100% Syrah from Steelhead Run and Long Walk Vineyards in Applegate Valley, this is an ethereal and moody Syrah very much in the style of some of our northern Rhone favorites. The robe is a transluscent deep crimson purple, with...
$32.99
Navarre 2022 Saint-Chinian "Le Laouzil"
Thierry Navarre's touchstone "Laouzil" is a blend of equal parts Grenache, Carignan, and Syrah from old vines planted on brown schist ("Laouzil" in the local dialect) soils in the rugged mountains of Roquebrun (Saint-Chinian). The grapes are de-stemmed and aged...
$17.99
Les Fouques 2023 Cotes de Provence La Londe "L'Estelle" Rosé
Domaine Les Fouques has been certified Biodynamic (Demeter) for 30 years, and also raises sheep, ducks, chickens and guinea-hens on their old-fashioned mixed-use farm. The La Londe "Cuvee L'Estelle" is their best rosé from old vines of Grenache 49% Cinsault...
$18.99
Reveille 2020 'Ultra Violet' Côtes du Roussillon Rouge
I'm usually not the first one to reach for a Syrah from the Roussillon, but this is a particularly good one, and worth a try for any Syrah lover! When we tasted with France Crispeels, this was the final wine,...
$21.99
Gilles, Guillaume 2021 Cornas
"Gilles’s flagship Cornas comprises three separate parcels, all within the renowned vineyard of Chaillot, planted between the early-1950s and the mid-1970s) " dark red; the nose makes a statement, an noted air of blood, with mulled raspberry, herbs, licorice, a...
$99.99
Barou 2022 Saint-Joseph Rouge "Un Autre Monde"
Domaine Barou has been organic since the 1970s and also produces cherries, apricots and peaches. The Saint-Joseph vines are in Limony, on thin soils of decomposed granite over the bedrock. Shallow plowing ("griffage") is done in the summer, with rye...
$22.99
Navarre 2022 Saint-Chinian "Cuvée Olivier"
Thierry Navarre's Cuvée Olivier is a blend from old vines of Carignan, Grenache, and Syrah in Thierry’s 12-hectare practicing organic estate situated in the AOC of Saint-Chinian, grown in mountainside brown schist soils that give density and a unique mineral...
$19.99
Danjou Banessy 2022 Roboul Cotes Catalanes Rouge
Comprised of Grenache Noir and Mourvèdre grown in clay/limestone soils under galets (see Châteauneuf) and aged for 14 months in barrel. In the glass it is a pale ruby, and on the palate it charms with delicate red fruits and...
$40.99
Rousset, Stephane 2022 Saint-Joseph Rouge
The 2020 Rousset Saint-Joseph is from a one-half hectare parcel of 35 to 70 year-old vines in "Les Rivoires" on the slope in Tournon, a cool, very steep, late-ripening terroir with clay, sand and stones over firm granite. Aged 12...
$27.99
Rousset, Stephane 2022 Crozes-Hermitage "Les Picaudieres"
Les Picaudières is perhaps the best vineyard in Crozes-Hermitage, formerly owned by Raymond Roure and now tended by Stéphane Rousset. It's a steep slope of granite terraces, isolated in an oak forest facing due south and protected from the wind....
$28.99