2019 La Borie VDF Grenache/Syrah

Region: Suze-La-Rousse < Provence < Rhône Valley < France       Grapes: Grenache, Syrah Vineyard/Cellar Stats: Organic viticulture (in organic certification); galet stone covered clay-limestone soils; de-stemmed, fermented and aged in cement vats; bottled unfined/unfiltered with <20ppm So2; vegan; 12.7% ABV Winemaker: Raphael Knapp We've known Frenchie Raphael Knapp for ages.  He used to be an importer of artisanal, organic French wine, a lot of which we bought and drank.  He knows his stuff.  So we were thrilled to learn that he had purchased an estate in the Southern Rhône, with an 18th century Chateau that is connected to the local and apparently famous castle.  All kinds of fancy stuff, but what matters here is the location (south of the Northern Rhône, yet north of the Southern Rhône -- cooler, so wines are fresher than the average Southern Rhône wines) and soils - super rocky marly and clay - very good for grapes.  Upon taking over, Raphael immediately started the or