Les Déplaude de Tartaras Vin de Pays des Collines Rhodaniennes La Chanse

Totally lovely, bright and bouncy syrah that stopped JUST short of feeling overly "natural" for my palate- after the fresh dark fruit started to bury the initial vegetal tones, I was extremely into it. Super vivid fresh blueberry and blackberry with surprising depth and roundness. Gamey, salty, funky without being kombucha-like, and again slightly vegetal, dark leafy tones but not so much that it got in the way of the fruit (almost a little cab-franc-esque, but less than the average …