Crozes-Hermitage is in the Northern Rhone, and M. CHAPOUTIER is one of the oldest companies in the Rhône Valley having started in 1808. This is from gently sloping, south-facing hillsides of sedi-mentary soils and large, round pebbles, 'Les Meysonniers' is a 100% Syrah wine with fleshy tannins and loads of floral and black fruit notes, as well as elegance, very good. 13%