Verzier Chante-Perdrix 2019 Saint-Joseph "Madone", Rhone Valley

The domaine is known as Chante Perdrix, the singing partridge, and this reserve bottling originates on a sloping hillside with the Rhone River in view below.  This estate’s wines never attempt to be powerhouses, but all the good Syrah stuff is here.  The young wine is restrained, but not delicate.  Just medium-weighted.  At 13.5% alcohol, there are echoes of Côte-Rôtie, with the violets and blueberries present, but more in the background.  A civilized bottle.