Domaine de la Madone, Fleurie Vieilles Vignes, 2023 Petite Sirah and a cool stony edge

and a cool stony edge from those all-important Altamira soils

with a dusting of cocoa and black pepper that nods to the wine’s time in oak

stony line running through the fruit and a finish that stays fresh and persistent

bursting with lime

& you can see why they named it as such

Domaine de la Madone, Fleurie Vieilles Vignes, 2023 Petite Sirah and a cool stony edgeThis beautifully situated domaine, lying along the granite hillside of a La Madone above the village and family owned for five generations, is run by Jean Marc and Arnaud Despres. There are 17 hectares of Fleurie, including 2ha of truly old vines, sitting just below the winery, 70 100 years old and used for their Vieilles Vignes cuvee. This has typical Fleurie elegance and silkiness but with more depth and richness, and a touch of warming spice on the