Francois Villard l'Appel des Sereines Syrah 2022 SHELF rooibos tea

rooibos tea

Balanced by high acidity and earthy grip

with an elegant chalky minerality

The varied distillates and casks come together into a complex palate that showcases the cola notes of whiskey that’s spent many years in oak

Francois Villard l'Appel des Sereines Syrah 2022 SHELF rooibos teaThis 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