Lionel Faury Saint Joseph La Glorette Vieilles Vignes 2021 Chard with its higher elevation and

with its higher elevation and clay soils

a crossing of Pinot Noir and Cinsault

Christian Gebhardt and his wife Claire are the sixth generation to run it

Infusion-style maceration with indigenous yeasts

Lionel Faury Saint Joseph La Glorette Vieilles Vignes 2021 Chard with its higher elevation andThe Land Saint Joseph runs along the steep right bank of the northern Rhne, and its best sites sit on the same granite bedrock that makes nearby Hermitage great, dusted with sand and gravel. Faury's La Gloriette comes from old Syrah vines planted between 1937 and 1976, their roots driven deep into that decomposed granite. Granite is the key here: it gives northern Rhne Syrah its firm, mineral spine and its savory, peppery character, a world away from