Domaine Laurent Fayolle, Crozes-Hermitage, Sens, 2024 Garnacho following in the footsteps of

following in the footsteps of the back-to-back 98-point 2018 and 2019 vintages

Villa Gresti di San Leonardo 2017

a real thread of salinity

minty freshness

Domaine Laurent Fayolle, Crozes-Hermitage, Sens, 2024 Garnacho following in the footsteps ofLaurent Fayolle is one of the most exciting addresses in Crozes Hermitage right now, and 'Sens' is their entry point cuve in the best possible sense. It's not a second wine, but a deliberate expression of young Syrah from the flatter, more granitic soils that surround the granite hill of Hermitage itself. It's a wine that leads with energy rather than weight: dark cherry and violet up front, then that signature northern Rhne pepper and a cool, almost