Francois Villard Collines Rhodaniennes Syrah "L'Appel des Sereines" 2020
Francois Villard Collines Rhodaniennes Syrah "L'Appel des Sereines" 2020
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When you walk into a wine shop, there is a decent chance that the wine merchants inside will at some point ask you about food. Wine famously pairs with food; Italy has made an entire civilization out of that single concept, France has made mountains of money off the Bordeaux = Steak equation. There is however, one particular corner of France, a little stretch of river just a little south of Lyon where vignerons have figured out a way to cut out the middleman. There, in the villages near the Rhone river, in the wide and wild Colline Rhodannienes appellation, they have figured out how to make wine that just tastes like food. Francois Villard is among them, using the meaty syrah grape to make a wine that smells primarily of pot roast; Deep salty broth, well cooked beef, caramelized shallots, mushrooms, and potatoes, and just a little too much ground black pepper. Someone threw in a scoop of blackberry jam too. The palate offers up waves of blackberry, bacon, cherry, well-stir-fried mushroom and ferrous earth, lithe and elegant with a gentle squeeze of tannins on the finish. Salted meat and dark fruits linger on the finish, a coupling that works better in practice than in theory. It's no surprise that the best pairing for this wine is some kind of rich meaty stew. Pork dishes will also do, some earthier dals, or umami-centric mushroom dishes. Drink this wine now because it's awesome. Francois makes fancier wines that should wait in the cellar.
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