Domaine Jean Michel GERIN - La Champine - Syrah 2018
The Gerin family has been established in the heart of the Côte-Rôtie vineyard, in the village of Ampuis, for 6 generations. This vineyard, located 30km south of Lyon, is the most northerly appellation of the Rhône Valley and also one of the smallest, as it only covers around 280 hectares.
The Jean-Michel Gerin Estate was created in 1983, it is a purchase of a plot in Côte-Rôtie which symbolises this creation. Subsequently it was in 1987 that the first bottle was born, thanks to the resumption of the family farm (the vines of Marcel and Alfred Gerin, grandfather and father).
"La Champine" is made from Syrah from both young vines and vines over 20 years old on a mica schist and granite terroir. Aging is 70% in barrels and 30% in stainless steel tanks for 12 months. Very accessible in its youth.