2021 Les Pierres-Sèches Saint-Joseph Rouge

WSI93+ Aromas of red and black fruit, licorice, soy, crushed stones, lots of peppery spice. Medium-bodied, juicy, fine-grained tannins. Very long. PAIRING SUGGESTIONS: Pork terrine; grilled sausages with herbs; roasted chicken. Estate hillside vineyards face south/southeast in the communes of Sarras, Arras-sur-Rhône and Vion. Soils are mostly decomposed granite; in Vion, slopes have sandier granite soils. All these areas are part of the southern end of the Saint-Joseph appellation. 100% Syrah.