Syrah

This classic combination hails from the region of Côte Rotie in the Northern Rhône where Syrah is king.  The addition of Viognier helps with color extraction and added aromatics.  The majority of Côtes du Rhône wines come from the southern zone with Grenache as the primary grape.  It is relatively unusual to find a wine like this from the Northern Rhône at a value price point.  This happens to be a vineyard that is just now 15 years of age so the vines are young by mo

We tasted this wine at the end of last year and couldn’t pass up running this wine as a monthly feature.  It offers all of the rich fruit, spice, and supple texture that make for a successful wine of the month.  Syrah is one of the finest red wine grapes produced in the world and offers profound versatility in many regions.  It is capable of producing concentrated, meaty, smoky wines like those in the Northern Rhone Valley, and it can also lend depth, acidity, and black fruit tones to the traditi