Les Vins des Viennes Sotanum 2010

Here you get the opportunity to taste Sotanum in 3 different vintages, 2010, 2011 and 2012. 100% Syrah grown on historic vineyards south of Lyon. It is “micaschists” that give the wines a straight structure that sets them apart a bit from the ex. Hermitage (where the 3 producers make their own wine). You can read more about their joint project at www.lesvinsdesviennes.fr It is very exciting. They are bought down there and stored perfectly since.
Update: Opens 2011, which I had an extra bottle of. It has no tertiary notes. Oaks of Syrah with dark berries and a little bacon note. The dish is fully integrated. In the mouth fresh and dense, a little herbs. It tastes absolutely wildly good. 2011 is the one that is at the forefront in terms of age, so there are plenty of years in these magnificent specimens :-)