Domaine Francois Villard 'L'Appel des Sereines' 2017

This is classic (mostly) Northern Rhône Syrah through and through, and at a fraction of the price of something like a Côte Rotie. Green olives, deep red Syrah fruit, and structured granitic minerality on the finish. François has become one of the Northern Rhône’s legends; he studied with Yves Cuilleron, after all.