Domaine François Villard

2022 Saint-Joseph AOC Poivre et Sol

The wonderfully titled Poivre et Sol is the entry point into Villard’s Saint-Joseph reds. It is lifted and complex and embroidered with violet and freshly cracked pepper and lighter-bodied than his other three S-J Syrah’s. Crafted from various of his estate vineyards in the northern communes of Saint-Joseph, these vineyards face east and south-east with vines averaging 20-years-old, planted at anywhere from 5,000 to 8,000 vines per hectare in both the Gobelet and Cordon de Royat training methods. The soils are of the classic decomposed granite and quartz, and the yield is only 42hl/ha. François chooses 70% whole cluster for this wine with 11 days of maceration in a mix of open top oak vats and stainless steel before racking the wine to French oak barrels and foudres for 12 months and then blending and resting the wine another 4-6 months in stainless steel before bottling. 115,000 bottles made. 12.5%. Cellaring potential: 15 years. This is his opening salvo for Saint-Joseph AOC, and it does not disappoint! Superbly balanced with flexible tannins and sweet peppercorn for days.
France
Red
Biodynamic Wine
Vegan
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Biodynamic Wine
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Region: 

Appellation:  Saint-Joseph AOC

Varietal/Blend:  100% Syrah

ABV:  12.5%

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.

Cellar: This wine is fermented 70% whole cluster with indigenous yeasts, macerated 11 days in open top oak vats and stainless steel. Then, it is aged 12 months in French oak barrels and foudres, then 4–6 months in stainless.

CSPC:  123988

Winemakers Note:  []

What the Critics are saying:  "A well‑composed, textural and energetic red. Notes of dark cherries, currants, wild herbs and crushed peppercorns. Medium‑bodied with fine tannins. Plenty of verve to the silky texture and juicy fruit character. Spicy and chiseled. Drink or hold." Score: 93 - James Suckling

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Domaine François Villard
2022 Saint-Joseph AOC Poivre et Sol

Region: 

Appellation:  Saint-Joseph AOC

France
Red
Biodynamic Wine
Vegan
We add bit Sulphites
We add bit Sulphites
The wonderfully titled Poivre et Sol is the entry point into Villard’s Saint-Joseph reds. It is lifted and complex and embroidered with violet and freshly cracked pepper and lighter-bodied than his other three S-J Syrah’s. Crafted from various of his estate vineyards in the northern communes of Saint-Joseph, these vineyards face east and south-east with vines averaging 20-years-old, planted at anywhere from 5,000 to 8,000 vines per hectare in both the Gobelet and Cordon de Royat training methods. The soils are of the classic decomposed granite and quartz, and the yield is only 42hl/ha. François chooses 70% whole cluster for this wine with 11 days of maceration in a mix of open top oak vats and stainless steel before racking the wine to French oak barrels and foudres for 12 months and then blending and resting the wine another 4-6 months in stainless steel before bottling. 115,000 bottles made. 12.5%. Cellaring potential: 15 years. This is his opening salvo for Saint-Joseph AOC, and it does not disappoint! Superbly balanced with flexible tannins and sweet peppercorn for days.

TECHNICAL INFO

Varietal/Blend:  100% Syrah

ABV:  12.5%

Vineyard:  François Villard Saint-Joseph AOC Poivre et Sol comes from organic estate vineyards in the northern communes of Saint-Joseph. The 20-year-old vines, planted at 5,000 to 8,000 per hectare on steep terraces, grow in decomposed granite and quartz soils.

Cellar: This wine is fermented 70% whole cluster with indigenous yeasts, macerated 11 days in open top oak vats and stainless steel. Then, it is aged 12 months in French oak barrels and foudres, then 4–6 months in stainless.

CSPC:  123988

Winemakers Note: []

What the Critics are saying: "A well‑composed, textural and energetic red. Notes of dark cherries, currants, wild herbs and crushed peppercorns. Medium‑bodied with fine tannins. Plenty of verve to the silky texture and juicy fruit character. Spicy and chiseled. Drink or hold." Score: 93 - James Suckling

Giovanni Autuori
Calgary + Alberta South

T: 403-971-1898

E: giovanni@vinoalvino.ca

Joe Gurba
Edmonton + Alberta North

T: 780-203-5284

E: joeg@vinoalvino.ca

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TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  France

Region: 

Appellation:  Saint-Joseph AOC

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Soils: 

Varietal/Blend:  100% Syrah

Fermentation:  Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in old oak puncheons.

Ageing: 

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.

ABV:  12.5%

Produced Cases:  50

CSPC:  123988

Calgary + Alberta South

Andrew Stewart

403-604-0408

andrew@vinoalvino.ca

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Joe Gurba

780-203-5284

joe@vinoalvino.ca

Saskatoon + Saskatchewan South

Kerrie Gavin

306-290-0277

kerrie@vinoalvino.ca