La Souteronne, 2024

Gamay from the hills behind Saint-Joseph: the bright crunch of Beaujolais with a smoky, meaty streak borrowed from the Syrah country next door.

Old-vine Gamay from the hills of the northern Ardèche, in a corner of the Rhône where nearly every other red is Syrah. Cherry and bramble, a lick of liquorice and smoke, and a stony freshness from vines above 500 metres. It has the bright crunch of Beaujolais with a darker, meatier edge, and soft, fine tannins that keep it moving.