Description
Region: Seyssuel, Northern Rhône, France
Producer: Vins de Vienne (Chavanay)
Vintage: 2024
Grape: 100% Syrah, more approachable sibling to Sotanum
Type: Still red
Size: 75CL
Tasting Notes:
Named for Helios, the Greek sun god — and it shows. Cherry robe with rich, expressive notes of stewed red fruit, dark cherry and sweet spice from oak ageing. Round and supple with silky tannins and warm kirsch-and-spice flavours; sunny and immediately pleasing.
Food pairing:
Western cuisine: Rabbit stuffed with prunes, poultry, Roast duck, charcuterie, mild hard cheeses
Asian cuisine: Teriyaki salmon, char siu, Korean fried chicken (spicy glaze)
Winemaking:
4.5 ha, Micaschists, hand picked.
Partially destemmed grapes. The press is filled by a system of gravity. Traditional winemaking from 2-3 weeks.
Fermentation exclusively with indigenous yeasts. 16 months in French oak barrels.
Vins de Vienne
Founded in 1996 by three of the Northern Rhône's most respected winemakers — Yves Cuilleron, Pierre Gaillard and François Villard — Vins de Vienne began with a single mission: to bring the ancient, Roman-era vineyards of Seyssuel back to life. Long forgotten after phylloxera wiped them out, these steep schist hillsides once produced wines celebrated by Pliny the Elder. Today, the estate spans nearly 25 hectares across Seyssuel and other top Northern Rhône appellations — Côte-Rôtie, Condrieu, Saint-Joseph, Saint-Péray, Crozes-Hermitage and Cornas — crafting Syrah, Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne wines known for their precision, elegance and true sense of place.