When Syrah met Shiraz
The star variety of the northern Rhone Valley, Syrah is lovingly crafted by legends like Clape, Jamet, Georges Vernay, Stephan, Cuilleron, and Chapoutier. In other areas of France, the work of Clos des Fées, Clos de la Barthassade, Roc des Anges, Peyre Rose, Léon Barral and Terrasse d'Elisea also shows off its peppery notes. Elsewhere around the world, Syrah may become Shiraz but that doesn’t change the delights of this delicate variety in the hands of producers such as Penfolds, Ridge, Piedrasassi, Damascene, Mullineux & Leeu, Henschke…
