Etienne Becheras (Le Prieure d'Arras) Crozes-Hermitage Rouge 2024 NO UPC A relatively obscure yet locally

A relatively obscure yet locally infamous Swedish liqueur dominated by wormwood

planted in 2006 to Dijon 667 and 115 in granodiorite clay loam

A genuine outlier

aged in traditional double-barrel casks and vinified with meticulous natural farming principles by one of the Rheingau's most respected families

Etienne Becheras (Le Prieure d'Arras) Crozes-Hermitage Rouge 2024 NO UPC A relatively obscure yet locallyOld vine Syrah from the steep hillsides of the Northern Rhone, made by a grower who farms organically across a small 12 hectare polyculture estate near Arras. Etienne Becheras works plots in Arras, Vion, and Mercurol, and this Crozes Hermitage comes off old vines on a steep slope, bottled unfined and unfiltered. It is a serious, honest take on the appellation without the price tag of its famous Hermitage neighbor. The 2024 drinks well young but will