Cave des Amandiers Syrah Valais 2020 Bordeaux the Chignin-Bergeron

the Chignin-Bergeron

with a harmony of elements that suggests great cellaring potential

The Gérard family owns 3

and the roughly one-quarter Pinot Noir serves to moderate the Trousseau’s scrappy wildness with a touch of silk

Curated by Neal each month

Cave des Amandiers Syrah Valais 2020 Bordeaux the Chignin-BergeronAlexandres friend Sandrine Caloz likes to quip that the Valais is the real Northern Rhne (the rivers source lies nearby), and the Syrah from Cave des Amandiers adds ample fuel to that argument. Sourced from a handful of parcelssome of which are planted to the fabled Serines in Fully and Leytron, this ferments with 20% whole clusters and spends 18 months in a combination of barriques and demi muids. With rich but taut dark fruit and gripping but finely