Domaine Martine & Christian Rouchier
Saint -Jean de Muzol
Franck Balthazar
Cornas
Domaine Mayard
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Domaine Gourt de Mautens
Rasteau
Domaine Gour de Chaulé
Gigondas
Domaine Martine & Christian Rouchier
Saint -Jean de Muzol
One of Cote-Rotie’s most exciting winemakers is also one of the most unusual
Jean-Michel and his son Romain make wines that are resolutely old fashioned (high proportions of Serine are planted in the vineyards, the wines are fermented with whole clusters and aged in old oak), but given a “nature” treatment with no sulfur added in most vintages and semi-carbonic macerations
This results in very aromatic, juicy and sexy wines that are as pure as syrah gets. For lovers of great syrah, these are wines not to miss!
· Biodynamic
· 4.5 ha
THE WINES
Vin de France Antraigue Marsanne
Vin de France Puat
Saint Joseph La Chave
Saint Joseph Luc
Franck Balthazar
Cornas
A producer who is slowly and quietly building up a reputation that sees him as one of Cornas’ three great producers next to Thierry Allemand and Auguste Clape
With wines sourced from vineyards that in some cases precede the First World War, Balthazar is resolutely traditional in his winemaking and crafts wines that are perfect examples of Cornas as an appellation
· Organic
· 4 ha
THE WINES
Cornas Caillot
Cornas Cuvée Casimir
Cornas Sans Soufre
Côtes du Rhone
Vin de France
Domaine Mayard
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Domaine Mayard is a young domaine that started in 2021, after the Mayard brothers took out the finest parcels of the family domaine to create their own estate.
They work in a very holistic way in the vineyard and make the wines in classical fashion.
The result are wines that are sappy, juicy, aromatic and super pure. Not the blockbusters that many associate with Chateauneuf.
· Organic
· 12 ha
THE WINES
Chateauneuf du Pape
Gourt de Mautens
Rasteau
When Jérôme Bressy created Domaine Gourt de Mautens in 1996, Rasteau was a fairly obscure Côtes-du-Rhône Villages . But with his family’s old vines and their naturally low yields and his incredibly careful viticulture and winemaking, he burst on the scene, completely redefining what Rasteau was capable of
Jérôme has evolved in his approach to winemaking, taking inspiration from the wines of Château Rayas, the late Henri Bonneau, and Lalou Bize-Leroy among others
With vines aged up to 100 years, low yields of only 10-15 hl/ha, biodynamic farming and very traditional winemaking methods, he seeks purity and complexity in his wines. De- spite not bearing the Rasteau appellation anymore, these are remarkably true to their origin and have garnered a cult following· Biodynamic
· 13 ha
THE WINES
Vaucluse Blanc
Vaucluse Rouge
Domaine du Gour de Chaulé
Gigondas
Paul Fumoso is an incredibly gifted young vigneron making easily what is now the finest wine in Gigondas.
Careful vineyard work, old vines, controlled yields and vinifications that are resolutely classical yield wines that can best be described as close to Jacques Reynaud era Rayas in style.
· Organic
· 10 ha
THE WINES
Gigondas Le Rosé
Gigondas La Gour Rouge
Gigondas La Numéro Huit Rouge
Gigondas La Numéro Seize Rouge
Gigondas Les Jardinières Rouge
Gigondas Mise Tardive Rouge
