Hervé Souhaut, Saint Joseph 'Sainte Epine' 2020

Centurion vines doing the business here. Saint Epine is a particularly steep slope next to the Souhaut's house. This is Northern Rhone at it's best, in all it's smoked meat and pepper spice greatness. There is a lot going on here, Souhaut manages to get his wines packing a punch, but gliding pretty effortlessly along. Will age, but they are bloody tasty young and lifted.

Producer: Herve Souhaut

Region/Country: Saint-Joseph, Northern Rhone, France

Grape/s: Syrah

Production Method: Practicing organic farming. Whole grape fermentation in a semi-carbonic environment. Wild yeasts. Maturation in older oak. Bottled without filtration or fermentation.

Style: Far less extracted and tannic than what is typical of the region. Very poised, delicate and balanced yet showing nice presence and classic, meaty flavour profile