Saint-Joseph Pitrou

Single-parcel red from Pitrou (also marked L'Echirol on cadastral maps): 0.55 hectares on sandy granite soils just north of St-Jean-de-Muzols, planted in the 1940s-50s. 67% whole-cluster Syrah, two to three weeks of vinification, ten to twelve months in used 600-litre demi-muids. The result is the estate's lightest-bodied Northern Rhône red - peppery, taut, transparent, more about lift than weight. Low ABV (typically 12-12.5%) is the Dard et Ribo signature.