The 2016 Syrah Cailloux Vineyard is co-fermented with 4% Viognier in a Côte-Rôtie style that delivers a red and black-fruited nose with a floral grip and rustic rockiness

Such tremendous concentration on the finish

alongside notes of hedgerow

This is also lovely though it too needs to add depth

pear and a whiff of tangerine peel combine to serve as a pretty introduction to the round

Fleur Cardinale other_regions_italy The 2016 Syrah Cailloux VineyardThis for me has a better balance than the 2009, same alcohol but here it is effortlessly eaten up by the rich dark fruits, with cassis, blueberry, bilberry and blackberry all apparent, with texture and juice. Its gourmet, with a black chocolate, slightly bitter edge, even with traces of menthol as the Cabernets take the lead here. Small yield at 36hl ha. Harvest October 18 right through to November 5, which sounds extreme but bear in mind this is the