Jean-François Jacouton, Syrah "A Deux Pas" Ardèche, Rhône Valley, France 2023 lowalcohol tongue-coating sweetness joins a nutty

tongue-coating sweetness joins a nutty smokiness to embrace those spicier notes

warming and peppery again

But Nebbiolo reigns in these parts

The result was a nose loaded with dark fruits

Delicate fruit aromas give way to gently honeyed flavors of lychee

Jean-François Jacouton, Syrah "A Deux Pas" Ardèche, Rhône Valley, France 2023 lowalcohol tongue-coating sweetness joins a nutty100% Syrah on granite and fine grained alluvial soil. This Rhne Syrah is classic and old school in style, but also clean and precise. The grapes are from 35 year old vines from two lieux dits, Les Goutelles Hautes and Les Bourelles. As a young boy, Jean Franois Jacouton worked alongside his grandfather in family parcels of Saint Joseph lieu dit Sainte Epine. He fully took over the family vineyards in 2003 while also working in Cte Rtie, Hermitage, and