Francois Villard l'Appel des Sereines Syrah 2022 NO20230816 Salt and leathery smokiness on

Salt and leathery smokiness on the nose

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The flavour is pleasantly tangy

Initial juniper and aromatic spice flavours lead to a delicious sweetness

Francois Villard l'Appel des Sereines Syrah 2022 NO20230816 Salt and leathery smokiness onThis is Northern Rhone Syrah without the paperwork. Francois Villard trained as a chef, taught himself to make wine, and became one of the region's best; l'Appel des Sereines is his young vine cuvee, drawn from decomposed granite parcels in Chavanay, Ardoix, Saint Michel sur Rhone and Verin real Northern Rhone dirt in every case. Because the vines are young and the plots fall outside the appellation lines, it's bottled simply as Vin de France, which