certified organic since 2007
Many parcels contain 80-100 year old vines
who took over in 2016 after working as a sommelier in Lyon and at Seresin Estate in New Zealand
where the wines develop a mineral precision that lighter soils and cooler exposure encourage
all supported by ripe tannins and excellent balance
Pierre Gonon, Ardeche Les Iles Feray, 2015 msk_champ_ps_22 certified organic since 2007Pierre Gonon is one of the most revered names in the Northern Rhone, famous for benchmark Saint Joseph, and Les Iles Feray is the family's Ardeche bottling: 100% Syrah from organically farmed vines, an everyday priced look at Gonon's magic touch. It's a wonderfully aromatic, floral, silky expression of Syrah, medium bodied and fresh. The 2015 was a warm, ripe vintage, and at around a decade old this has gained some savory, mature complexity while