Lionel Faury Saint Joseph La Glorette Vieilles Vignes 2021 Bordeaux The valley's wide diurnal swings

The valley's wide diurnal swings

The Grosjean family has farmed in the Aosta Valley for centuries

The average vine age at Le Piane is 100 years

silky tannins that feel more precise than aggressive

Terre di Montalto occupies the southwestern slope and the conventional wisdom does not apply

Lionel Faury Saint Joseph La Glorette Vieilles Vignes 2021 Bordeaux The valley's wide diurnal swingsThe Land Saint Joseph runs along the steep right bank of the northern Rhne, and its best sites sit on the same granite bedrock that makes nearby Hermitage great, dusted with sand and gravel. Faury's La Gloriette comes from old Syrah vines planted between 1937 and 1976, their roots driven deep into that decomposed granite. Granite is the key here: it gives northern Rhne Syrah its firm, mineral spine and its savory, peppery character, a world away from