Domaine Jean Michel GERIN - Côte Rôtie - Champin Le Seigneur 2020
Domaine Jean-Michel Gerin is located on the Côte Rôtie , in the village of Ampuis , in the north of the Rhône Valley . Jean-Michel Gerin acquired his first parcel of vines in Côte Rôtie in 1983. Four years later, he released his first vintage, closely followed by his first wine from a single vineyard: Les Grandes Places, in 1988 and La Landonne in 1996. The estate's most recent production came in 2009 with the production of La Viallière from a vineyard planted in 2003 in Côte Rôtie. Today the estate extends over nearly 17 hectares and the two sons of the family, Michaël and Alexis, participate in the viticulture. It was in 2020 that the decision was made to launch the conversion to organic farming .
Champin Le Seigneur 2020 is a blend of Syrah (95%) and Viognier (5%) whose vines are around 30 years old. The grapes are harvested by hand and undergo alcoholic fermentation at cool temperatures in stainless steel tanks. The wine is aged at 70% in barrels of 1 or 2 wines , and at 30% in new barrels for 22 months .
Grapes: 95% Syrah, 5% Viognier