2008 Pierre Gonon Les Iles Feray VdP Ardèche 12.5%
100% Syrah. Nasal laundry list features an attractive mix of iodine, leather, blackberry, thyme and hemoglobin iron (for the bloodsuckers among you). Bright acidity, medium to light body, a touch deficient on the extraction side, most likely a victim of the vintage (according to David Lillie, Gonon said it was terrible). More acid than sweet before food, becomes balanced with, then back to unbalanced afterwards. One for the nose.