François Villard L’appel des Sereines Syrah 2020

Deep ruby. Pungent, smoke-tinged dark berries and licorice on the spicy nose. Chewy and focused on the palate, offering bitter cherry and blackberry flavors and a jolt of cracked pepper. Finishes taut and spicy with firming tannins and a lingering bitter cherry note. Drinking window: 2022-2027. Score – 90. (Josh Raynolds, vinous.com, Dec. 2022)