2025 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.0%
Grape Varieties 100% Syrah
Drinking Window 2026–2033; peak 2027–2030
Region Crozes-Hermitage
Soil Clay-limestone plateau with rolled pebbles and calcareous-silty loess slopes
Vine Age Young vines
Fermentation Vessels Temperature-controlled concrete vats
Production Volume 100,000 bottles
Bottles100,000
Production Details Manual harvest; total destemming; 20 days in temperature-controlled concrete vats with punch-down and pump-over each morning and evening; reported maturation for 8–10 months in 7 hL concrete eggs; recommended serving range 15–16°C.
Tasting Notes Black fruit, flowers, blueberry, violet, grey pepper, clove, pencil lead, rosemary and a fresh camphor note; fleshy entry, juicy middle, supple tannins and a fresh finish
Food Pairing Duck breast with cherries and gratin dauphinois
Vintages
2024 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 100% Syrah
Drinking Window 2026–2029
Region Crozes-Hermitage
Soil Clay-limestone soils with rolled pebbles
Vine Age Young vines
Fermentation Vessels Temperature-controlled concrete vats
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Serving Temperature 16°C · 61°F
Production Volume 100,000 bottles
Bottles100,000
Production Details Exclusively manual harvest with selective sorting; total destemming; indigenous-yeast fermentation in temperature-controlled concrete vats; maturation for 8–10 months, comprising 70% concrete eggs and 30% old barriques and demi-muids.
Tasting Notes Red and black fruits, fresh violet, coumarin, sweet spices, ripe black berries, fine silky tannins, camphor, subtle minerality and freshly ground pepper; juicy, fresh and persistent finish
Food Pairing Plancha-grilled duck breast with pink-peppercorn and soy marinade, smoked-paprika sweet-potato fries and young-leaf salad