Syrah's Homeland: Côte-Rôtie and Hermitage

The northern Rhône's two crown jewels and the wines that defined what Syrah could be. Today, we go deep on Côte-Rôtie and Hermitage, the steep granite hillsides where Syrah produces some of the most age-worthy, complex red wines on earth. What makes these appellations different from each other, which producers to know, and how to find northern Rhône Syrah without paying Grand Cru prices.