Domaine François Villard - L'Appel des Sereines 2022
Domaine François Villard is located in Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône, in the north of the Rhône Valley. The estate was founded in 1989, and the first harvests and vinifications began in 1991. Today, François Villard's vineyard covers 42 hectares (including 25 hectares on narrow terraces), across 6 appellations: Condrieu, Saint -Joseph, Saint-Péray, Crozes-Hermitage, Côte-Rôtie and Cornas. It produces 23 different vintages. All vineyards have been run in certified organic farming since the 2023 vintage.
L'Appel des Sereines is made from Syrah grown on a decomposed granite terroir, and the age of the vine is 15 years. The wine is aged for 15 months in wooden vats (75%) and in barrels aged 3 to 5 years (25%).
Grape variety: 100% Syrah