No wine can be more expressive of this appellation and the Syrah of the northern Rhone than this splendid bottle of joy. A wine of sublime concentration that gives definition to the term “goût de sèvre,” this is satisfying, pure, and flat-out delicious. It bristles with fresh acidity at the outset, then with aeration, settles in to display classic northern Rhone meaty fruit.

This is a voluminous wine with a tamed currant and cassis core, lavender hints, and purple flowers on the nose. It has meaty tones with blackberry fruit, an undercurrent of licorice and game, and a firm tannin structure.