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As I snaked my approach uphill via vineyards of Viognier and Syrah in direction of Domaine Verzier in Chavanay, I noticed a lone determine silhouetted on the prime of the hill.
After I ultimately pulled into the driveway, there she was once more, to my left: a tall statue of the Virgin Mary – the Madone d’Izeras – surveying the vines beneath her. To my proper, taller nonetheless, stood a crane, pulling up new buildings.
Forward of me – between the outdated world and the brand new – was the present Verzier vineyard. It was absolutely functioning however in disarray, with barrels, tanks, pipes and packing containers stacked in every single place, ready for his or her spacious new residence to take form.
Maxime Verzier emerged from the chaos to greet me. After a blustery stroll across the vineyards, we sought shelter from a rampaging Mistral to style his vary.
It was a peek right into a potential future for the northern Rhône.
Scroll down for notes and scores for six Domaine Verzier wines
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Six Domaine Verzier wines to attempt
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