Rhône

Producer: Montagnette
Variety: 50% Syrah, 35% Grenache, 15% Mourvèdre
Country: France
Region: Rhône - Cotes du Rhône
Farming: Organic
Winemaking: Fermented with indigenous yeasts, and bottled unfined, unfiltered, with a small amount of sulphur.
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The Cecillon family has been making wine in the Rhone Valley for ELEVEN generations. Julien and his wife Nancy (a Texan!) farm several biodynamic vineyards in various parts of the valley including Ardeche, Saint Joseph, and Crozes Hermitage. Their Syrah,

Producer: Les Maou
Variety: 70% Cinsaut, 30% Grenache 
Country: France
Region: Rhône - Vaucluse
Farming: Organic (certified)
Winemaking: Low intervention. Grapes are crushed and macerated/fermented with indigenous yeasts for three days before pressin

Producer: Aurelien Chatagnier
Variety: Syrah
Country: France
Region: Rhône - Saint Joseph
Farming: Organic, Hand harvested
Winemaking: 100% destemmed. Natural yeast fermentation in fiberglass tanks.
Package: 750 mL bottle

Producer: Julien Cécillon
Variety: Syrah
Country: France
Region: Rhône - North - Crozes-Hermitage
Farming: Organic, Hand harvested
Winemaking: Whole-cluster native yeast fermentation in stainless steel vats, followed by two weeks of skin maceration,

Producer: Eric Texier
Variety: Clairette with a touch of Marsanne
Country: France
Region: Rhône
Farming: Organic, Hand harvested
Winemaking: Whole-cluster press with spontaneous fermentation and no sulfur in cement tanks; aged 6-8 months on fine lees

Producer: Domaine Romaneaux-Destezet (Hervé Souhaut)
Variety: Syrah
Country: France
Region: Rhône - Northern Rhône
Farming: Biodynamic, Organic, Hand harvested
Winemaking: Grapes undergo a very long maceration at a low temperature—without destemming.

Producer: Domaine Romaneaux-Destezet (Hervé Souhaut)
Variety: Syrah
Country: France
Region: Rhône - Northern Rhône
Farming: Biodynamic, Organic, Hand harvested
Winemaking: Hervé works entirely with whole bunches and semi-carbonic macerations. Grapes

Producer: Domaine Romaneaux-Destezet (Hervé Souhaut)
Variety: Gamay
Country: France
Region: Rhône
Farming: Biodynamic, Organic, Hand harvested
Winemaking: Grapes undergo a very long maceration at a low temperature—without de-stemming. The wine is fer

Producer: Eric Texier
Variety: Syrah
Country: France
Region: Rhône
Farming: Organic (certified)
Winemaking:  Unfined/unfiltered. Sulfur added at bottling. Mostly whole-cluster with a very short, five day maceration. Fermented and aged in concrete vat

Producer: Eric Texier
Variety: Syrah
Country: France
Region: Rhône
Farming: Organic (certified)
Winemaking:  Unfined/unfiltered. Sulfur added at bottling. Mostly whole cluster, one week maceration. Fermented and aged in large concrete vats.
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Old school, baller, serious Châteauneuf-du-Pape!