- SIZE:
- 75cl
Although this is the Domaine's most immediate wine, it's a shining example of the style they aim to produce, which is Syrah in its purest, most wonderfully aromatic form.
This is gently made, fermented and aged in stainless steel to preserve Syrah's attractive floral qualities. Drinking well now, this is precise and elegant, as you would expect from well made Syrah grown on granitic soils. Delicious!
Guillaume Monier is the fourth generation of his family to farm in Brunieux, a lieu-dit in the hills above the village of St-Désirat in the north of Saint Joseph, where they have 5ha of Syrah, Marsanne and Roussanne on gentle, higher altitude slopes. His father Jean-Pierre used to sell the grapes to the local co-op, but in 2001 he decided the quality of the fruit merited being bottled under their own label.
Jean-Pierre was greatly influenced by the teaching of the German biodynamic guru, Maria Thun, and their vineyards have been certified since 2006. In 2008 Jean-Pierre started to work with like-minded vigneron Philippe Perréol combining their resources for some wines. Winemaking is hands-off: fermentation is in concrete or stainless steel, using natural yeasts; ageing is in neutral oak apart from their single vineyard Terre Blanche which sees some new oak.
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