Saint Joseph, Francois De Tournon, Delas, 2004 #graillot we select the best grapes

we select the best grapes of the year

though recent years are widely judged to show ever greater finesse and complexity

where the granites are particularly suited to complex

and 43 Cabernet Sauvignon

Saint Joseph, Francois De Tournon, Delas, 2004 #graillot we select the best grapesVineyards : 100% Syrah the vineyard stretches from Chavanay in the north, to Guilherand in the south, over about fifty kilometers along the right bank of the Rhne: it covers 23 "communes" in the Ardche region, and 3 in the Loire. Soils : the soils consist of light schist and gneiss over a granite bedrock. Climate : the climate is moderately continental, with hot and dry summers, and normal rainfall the rest of the year. Exposure : south and south east