Eymin-Tichoux Estate - Le Truchet - Côte-Rôtie 2017
Domaine Eymin-Tichoux is located in Seyssuel, in the Northern Rhône . The estate has belonged to Sophie Eymin and Kévin Tichoux since 2015. After meeting in Montpellier, the couple built up their experience for 3 years; in Chile, South Africa, with Pierre-Jean Villa in the Rhône, with Rémi Bouvier in Gevrey-Chambertin and with Stéphane Ogier, their mentor, in Ampuis. These experiences strengthened their conviction of viticulture that respects the terroir and environmental ethics. They favor short circuits and Made in France. Sophie Eymin and Kévin Tichoux are participating in the renaissance of the Seyssuel vineyard by replanting plots that benefit from good exposure. Today, they own 4 hectares of vines in organic conversion . Harvesting at maturity, they favor infusion over extraction to let the terroir express itself naturally.
Côte-Rôtie Le Truchet is made from Syrah grown in Ampuis on micaschist hillsides over an area of 0.3 hectares. After manual harvesting, vinification is carried out with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel vats, with 30% whole bunches. The wine is aged for 18 months in barrels, 20% of which are new .
Grape variety: 100% Syrah