Chapter 03.04 · 14 min read · 3 sections

The Northern Rhône: Stone, Slope & Syrah

Burgundy ink illustration of the Northern Rhône — a river winding through a narrow valley of steep terraced vineyards below a hilltop ruin, with a village on the bank and a bottle, glass and grapes in the foreground
The Idea

The Northern Rhône is one of the most focused wine regions in the world. A single red grape — Syrah — and three white grapes — Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne — express themselves through a narrow river valley where steep granite slopes, a continental climate and careful viticulture produce some of France’s most distinctive and age-worthy wines.

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