• Jean-Baptiste Souillard
  • Crozes-Hermitage

    At a Glance

    • Size: 0.10 ha (0.25 ac)
    • Variety: Syrah
    • Vine Age: Planted in the 1990s and early 2000s
    • Terroir: Extreme northern limit of village appellation. From 2 parcels, top and bottom of southwest-facing slope, mixed granite bedrock giving granite pieces to soil
    • Viticulture: Lutte raisonnée
    • Vinification: Almost all whole cluster, 3 weeks indigenous yeast fermentation with pump-overs in stainless steel tank. Aged for 12months in older oak barrels, unfined, unfiltered.