Jean-Francois Jacouton Syrah A Deux Pas 2023 MENU The steep granite slopes of

The steep granite slopes of the northern Rhone make some of the world's greatest Syrah

baked earth and the grape's trademark dusty tannins

Made of mostly high elevation Cabernet Franc

heavily toasted and lightly charred American oak

then in 2010 Loic Barrat and Aurelie Masson pulled out to make their own wine from their own vines

Jean-Francois Jacouton Syrah A Deux Pas 2023 MENU The steep granite slopes ofA deux pas' means 'a stone's throw,' and that is precisely where these vines sit relative to Saint Joseph. Jean Francois Jacouton grew up working his grandfather's Saint Joseph parcels, took over the family vines in 2003, and began bottling under his own name in 2010. This Syrah comes from 35 year old vines on granite and alluvial soils in the Ardeche, just outside the famous appellation lines. The winemaking is old school and unfussy: fully