Jean-Francois Jacouton Syrah A Deux Pas 2023 MENU baked earth and the grape's

baked earth and the grape's trademark dusty tannins

Excellent value Reposado

Les Clos Lyzières comes from a choice parcel of Cabernet Franc vines just outside the village of Varrains and adjacent to the famous Poyeux vineyard

heavily toasted and lightly charred American oak

Don't overlook Aligoté when a winemaker this serious is behind the bottle

Jean-Francois Jacouton Syrah A Deux Pas 2023 MENU baked earth and the grape'sA deux pas' means 'a stone's throw,' and that is precisely where these vines sit relative to Saint Joseph. Jean Francois Jacouton grew up working his grandfather's Saint Joseph parcels, took over the family vines in 2003, and began bottling under his own name in 2010. This Syrah comes from 35 year old vines on granite and alluvial soils in the Ardeche, just outside the famous appellation lines. The winemaking is old school and unfussy: fully