Pierre Gonon, Ardeche Les Iles Feray, 2016 dont_offer Les Romains is all cut

Les Romains is all cut and minerality

a vintage built for the long haul

Now in its seventh generation under Chris Blandy

layered with notes of rose petals

Manzanilla Pasada is the most serious category of Manzanilla Sherry — it means the wine has remained under flor long enough to develop additional depth and complexity beyond the light

Pierre Gonon, Ardeche Les Iles Feray, 2016 dont_offer Les Romains is all cutPierre Gonon is a legend of the Northern Rhone, best known for benchmark Saint Joseph, and Les Iles Feray is the family's more affordable Ardeche cuvee: 100% Syrah from organically farmed vines. It's aromatic, floral and silky, a medium bodied Syrah full of cherry and raspberry that shows the Gonon style in miniature. The 2016 was an excellent, balanced Northern Rhone vintage, and at around a decade old this is drinking beautifully, fresh but with