2024 Domaine Julien Cecillon "Les Graviers" Syrah, Rhône Valley, FranceABOUT THIS WINE Les Graviers is a ngociant blend of Syrah from three vineyard sites in the Rhne Valley. The majority of fruit comes from the southern parts of the Drme and Ardche regions, and a smaller amount comes from vineyards around Tournon. Les Graviers means gravel, which is a reference to the humble yet essential stone used in everyday life. The name has a few other meanings to Cecillon: First, the winery was a former gravel warehouse, and

Napa's first Black-owned estate winery

Eric was producing 30 different wines from 10 different origins

No synthetic fertilizers

and asking experts and locals which parcels were the best

Tempranillo (89%) from vines over 60 years old planted in Briñas

one of the biggest factors to influence wine is the soil in which the vineyard is planted

nearly three decades after that fateful decision was made

Jean-Baptiste Laherte set up the family estate in 1889

and disdaining chaptalization

A blend of 50% Pinot Noir grapes

70% whole-cluster fermentation occurs naturally without inoculation and the juice spends 82 days on skins

Indigenous varieties and styles are promoted at Espelt from their fresh