2023 Technical Specifications

Alcohol 13.0%
Grape Varieties 100% Syrah
Drinking Window 15-year cellaring potential
Region Cote Rotie
Soil Quartzite schist
Orientation South
Vineyard Yield 44 hL/ha
Sites Ampuis, lieu-dit La Brocarde
Vine Age 20
Fermentation Vessels Open vats
Oak Details 100% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak100%
Bottling Date Mar 2025
Production Volume 758 bottles
Bottles758
Production Details The vineyard is planted at 12,000 vines/ha. The sheet records gobelet training for Syrah and simple Guyot for Viognier, 100% whole-cluster harvest, a 15-day fermentation in open vats, and 18 months of maturation in new barrels.
Tasting Notes Fine, delicate nose of black fruit; powerful blackberry and blueberry aromas; elegant, impressively structured palate with supple tannins.
Food Pairing Coq au vin; beef fillet with morel sauce

2022 Technical Specifications

Grape Varieties 87% Syrah, 13% Viognier
Drinking Window From 2026
Region Cote Rotie
Soil Quartzite schist
Vine Age 20
Fermentation Vessels Open vats
Oak Details 100% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak100%
Serving Temperature 16°C · 61°F
Production Details The 2022 wine used 100% whole clusters, fermented for 15 days in open vats and matured for 18 months in new barrels.

Producer Information

Address
330 Route du Réseau Ange, 42410 Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône, France
Phone
+33 (0)4.74.56.83.60
Owner
François Villard
Cellarmaster
François Villard

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