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Domaine Aléofane Crozes Hermitage | 2019 | Northern Rhône, France

The Philosopher’s Syrah

Syrah
Organic, Unfiltered, Low Sulphite
Old Vine
Crozes-Hermitage (Northern Rhône)

In the Northern Rhône, terraced vineyards snake along crumbling granite and slate hillsides, baking in the southern French sun. One such hill, l’Hermitage, produces some of France’s most prestigious wines.

On the northern side of the hill lies the village of Crozes-Hermitage, and a small winery, Domaine Aléofane. The name means “gem of truth” – fitting for a wine made with such a minimal amount of technical intervention. Winemaker/philosopher Natacha Chave does every aspect by hand, refuses to use chemicals, fining or filtration; and opts for “demi-muid” barrels so as not to cloud the wisdom of her 50-year-old syrah vines with unnecessary oak flavor.

The terroir is something special. Covered in galets roulés (smooth, round stones), you might think Natacha’s plots were in Chateauneuf-du-Pape (another ultra-prestigious French region). Indeed, Aléofane is dense and concentrated in a way that makes it an outlier among most Crozes wines.

Calmel & Joseph Entre Amis | 2019 | Languedoc Pézenas, France

The “Languedoc Gold”

Organic
Gold Medal, Concours Terre de Vins 2022
Syrah, Mourvèdre, Grenache
4,860 bottles made

To the east of Provence, around the mouth of the Rhône River, hot, dry Languedoc is beloved in France, but not well known outside of it. (Partnership members may remember all-time favorites Domaine Ollier-Taillefer and L’intrus, both from the Languedoc.)

Award-winning Entre Amis (“between friends”), comes from Pézenas, a sunbaked medieval village built on schist rock (for Languedoc fans, it’s the same soil found in Faugères). Like any great Rhône syrah, Entre Amis comes in like a dagger. But don’t fear the tannin. We are between friends here after all. Almost immediately on impact the edge dissipates into soft white pepper, fresh cut figs and crushed strawberry – plus a touch of salt, from the nearby Mediterranean.

Close your eyes and you might just hear crickets chirping in seaside scrub. Fermented in concrete, then aged 12 months with 20% in oak. Just 4,860 bottles made.

Stolpman Vineyards Estate Grown Syrah | 2018 | Ballard Canyon AVA, California

Syrah from “The Wine Whisperer”

Dry farmed
100% wild yeast

Ballard Canyon’s syrah rivals any in southern France. This 90+ point 2018 is full of deep rose & fresh berries; that freshness likely comes from the fact that vignerons Ruben and Maria Solorzano insisted on hand harvesting at night (Ruben’s methods have earned him the nickname “the wine whisperer” from Wine Enthusiast). The vines were also dry farmed (no irrigation) forcing the roots to dig deep into the limestone soil to survive. 

This 90+ point 2018 has been compared favorably to St. Joseph. It’s like walking through the garden of a ruined stone church after a heavy rain. Stone. Mortar. Rose and fresh berries. A hint of smoke in the air.

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