Saint-Joseph’s terraced granite slopes “les ctes” produce some of the most elegant Syrah in the Northern Rhne, and Vincent Paris is one of the appellation’s most thoughtful interpreters. His work in Cornas has put him at the center of the new generation rewriting what Northern Rhne Syrah can be, and this Saint-Joseph carries the same DNA: fresh, energetic, dancing, with the nuance of great Pinot Noir. From steep terraces, hand-farmed, and bottled with restraint.