Domaine François Villard - Le Gallet Blanc 2023
Domaine François Villard is located in Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône, in the northern Rhône Valley. The estate was founded in 1989, and the first harvests and vinification began in 1991. Today, the François Villard vineyard covers 42 hectares (including 25 hectares in narrow terraces), across 6 appellations: Condrieu, Saint-Joseph, Saint-Péray, Crozes-Hermitage, Côte-Rôtie and Cornas. It produces 23 different vintages. All the vineyards have been managed using certified organic farming since the 2023 vintage.
Gallet Blanc is made from Syrah grapes grown on a terroir of decomposed quartzite schist in the areas of Le Plomb, Côte Bodin, Le Grand Taillis, Fontjean, Servonnière, and Le Mont in Côte-Rôtie. The vines are 20 years old. The wine is aged for 18 months in barrels, 20% of which are new.
Grape variety: 100% Syrah