I don’t think it’s easy to find value in the Northern Rhone, but I actually found some amazing wines in the last few months for fair prices. One of them was this beauty, which is a textbook example of syrah from the region, weighing in at a perfect 12,5% ABV. Highly recommended!

Showing some development, but not tertiary yet, this is at its prime. So savoury, displaying blood, licorice, tomato leaves and black currant notes

with finesse. Smooth and seamless on the palate, with moderate alcohol and pleasantly firm tannins, the balance is simply perfect – the way a Northern Rhone syrah should taste in my opinion. An authentic, classical and fascinating wine. 91 points. Drink now (to 2028). A steal for 12,90€ at stockist Kierdorf Wein in Germany.