2017 Guillaume Gilles "Les Peyrouses", Côtes du Rhône, Rhône Valley, FranceABOUT THIS WINE This 100% Syrah comes from very old vines (originally planted in the 1870's) on sandy soil in the flats just east of the Cornas appellation. This drinks like a baby Cornas and is in fact vinified in the same manner as Gilles' Cornas; 30 days on skins in cement vats with 100% whole cluster inclusion followed by 12 months in demi muids. Perfect with burgers, it is dark fruited, feral but not too structured, with powerful minerality and

Medium-bodied

and the cap management is done by hand to ensure soft

it is surrounded by the “upper vineyard”

There is firm tension to the palate

his father-inlaw

The wine is aged in concrete tanks for 4 months

southeast of Épernay

Innovation

They produce a wide variety of wines from estate-grown grapes that reflect the individual style of each single vineyard

Sourced from vineyards in the Côte de Beaune

he made his first vintage of Chenin from the Saini Farm Vineyard which was planted in 1981

in the firm belief that “working in a natural way in this extraordinary environment is a commitment we have made from the start