Syrah & Gamay

Saint-Joseph, Northern Rhone, France

Say bonjour to spice and that delectably good-STINK. Think, your lover’s body after a soccer match (sexy), Epoisse cheese (YUM), making your own fish sauce (delicious rot), tending your garden compost (ecofriendly rot) & dumpster diving (not uncommon or to be judged, it is absolutely unbelievable the things that are tossed away)! From ‘La Ferme Des Sept Lunes’ or ‘farm of seven moons’ – sounds like freaky alt universe shenanigans to us! The latest of three generations to farm this 10 hectares of land, winemaker Jean converted to organic and biodynamic agriculture in 1997 & only uses sulphur in his wines when “absolutely unavoidable”. Perched in one of the highest areas of Northern Rhone’s famed Saint-Joseph, bringing acidity and freshness to these moody, savoury wines. Bloody Syrah & fruity n’ floral Gamay give us a fleshy blackberry & grape jelly surprise, with wet porcini mushrooms, olive tapenade, spiced blueberry marmalade & violets. Drink while sewing a tube sweater for your pet ferret, Jasper. They deserve the world, and you are so kind as to give it to them.