Francois Villard Syrah L'appel Des Sereines

Francois Villard was not born into wine; he started out his career as a chef. He grew up between Vienne and Grenoble, in the French countryside. He made his first Condrieu in 1991, a whopping 400 bottles. Today, makes wine from 64 hectares, of which he owns 40 hectares, purchasing fruit from the balance. In terms of style, Villard tends to harvest later than his neighbors, optimizing ripeness. A young vine Syrah from several villages Chavanay, Ardoix, Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône, and Verin, all with a decomposed granite soil. Twelve day maceration with fifty percent whole clusters in stainless steel vats followed by fifteen months of aging, 75% in oak vats and 25% in neutral barrels. A peppery and juicy Syrah.