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Francois Villard Syrah L'Appel des Sereines 2022
DOZEN: $378.00 or $31.50 each
Francois Villard was not born into wine; he started out his career as a chef. Today, makes wine from 64 hectares, of which he owns 40 hectares, purchasing fruit from the balance. Villard farms sustainably and waiting for organic certification. Villard tends to harvest later than his neighbors, optimizing ripeness and manages to captures an opulence and a freshness so beautifully in the glass.
Absolutely beautiful nose here with white pepper and a melange of baking spice are punctuated with heady violet florals and that savoury profile that is unmistakable of the norther Rhone. This taste like baby Crozes-Hermitage and might as well be. Sleek and fine on with crushed black cherry and cool blue fruits that wind a long and lush palate. A gentle grip and smokey spice on the long finish compliment the fresh berry fruits wonderfully. Another ripper here.
We are just east of Lyon here so traveling south moving down parallel to the mighty Rhone Valley so this 100% syrah is going to tick all the boxes for this beautiful stage.