Domaine François Villard - Le Gallet Blanc 2021
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.
Gallet Blanc is made from Syrah grown on a terroir of decomposed quartzite schists in the areas called Le Plomb, Côte Bodin, Le Grand Taillis, Fontjean, Servonnière and Le Mont in Côte-Rôtie. The age of the vine is 20 years. The wine is aged for 18 months in barrels, 20% of which are new.
Grape variety: 100% Syrah