Francois Villard l'Appel des Sereines Syrah 2022 NO20230816 this Bottled in Bond expression

this Bottled in Bond expression ages a minimum of seven years in Level 3 charred new American oak

with a careful distillation process

The flavour is pleasantly tangy

the Grand Cellier is true to the winemaker's style

Francois Villard l'Appel des Sereines Syrah 2022 NO20230816 this Bottled in Bond expressionThis 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