Lionel Faury Saint Joseph La Glorette Vieilles Vignes 2021
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The Land
Saint-Joseph runs along the steep right bank of the northern Rhône, and its best sites sit on the same granite bedrock that makes nearby Hermitage great, dusted with sand and gravel. Faury's La Gloriette comes from old Syrah vines planted between 1937 and 1976, their roots driven deep into that decomposed granite. Granite is the key here: it gives northern Rhône Syrah its firm, mineral spine and its savory, peppery character, a world away from the plush, sunny reds of the south. These are hard hillsides to farm, often terraced and worked by hand, which is exactly why the wines carry such intensity.
The Wine
100% Syrah from old vines, some of them nearly 90 years old. Yields are low, the fruit is mostly destemmed, and fermentation happens in tank with plenty of punch-downs and pump-overs to draw out color and structure. The wine then ages in a mix of 600-liter demi-muids and barriques, about 30% new. Expect blackberry and raspberry, black olive, fennel, violet, and white pepper, with a savory, iron-and-earth undertone, firm tannins, and a long, mineral finish. This is classic, serious northern Rhône Syrah built to age. The 2021 vintage was cooler and more classic in the northern Rhône, giving fresh, peppery, structured wines.
The People
Domaine Faury is a family estate in the northern Rhône, based near Chavanay, now run by Lionel Faury, who took over from his father Philippe. The family works steep granite terraces across Saint-Joseph and neighboring appellations, farming old parcels that would be far easier to abandon than to keep. La Gloriette is the estate's old-vine Saint-Joseph, and it shows what these ancient Syrah vines can do in the right hands: concentration without heaviness, and real transparency to the granite underneath.
Food Pairing
Peppery northern Rhône Syrah is a natural with grilled and roasted meat. Pour it with a peppercorn steak, with grilled lamb or sausages, with braised short ribs, or with duck and olives. Its savory, herbal side also loves anything cooked with black pepper, thyme, or tapenade. Decant a young bottle an hour ahead. The kind of red that reminds you why Syrah made its name on these hills rather than in warmer places.
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The Rhône Valley is a diverse and historic wine region, divided into two distinct areas. The Northern Rhône is the birthplace of Syrah, with steep, terraced vineyards that produce some of the world's most revered wines, such as those from Hermitage and Côte-Rôtie. The Southern Rhône is much more expansive, offering a wider range of styles, but typically based around Grenache-based blends, with wines from Châteauneuf-du-Pape known for their complexity and power. While the region is celebrated for its reds, it also produces incredible textured whites, and as a whole the region displays the spectrum of French wine and the incredible differences that can come from small geographic changes.
Rhone Valley
Syrah is a dark-skinned grape of French origin, specifically from the Northern Rhône Valley, where it produces some of the world's most powerful and complex wines. Known as Shiraz in Australia, Syrah is capable of displaying a wide range of aromas and flavors. Cool climate Syrahs tend to express floral notes like violets, along with savory elements like olives, while those grown in warmer climates like Australia are more likely to show black pepper and dark fruit notes such as plum. The grape's versatility allows it to adapt to various climates and soil types, but it maintains its unique characteristics no matter where it is planted.
