Domaine François Villard - The Terraces of the Palat 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.
Les Terrasses du Palat is made from Viognier from plots in Condrieu. The vines are 25 years old and are grown on decomposed quartz granite soil. The wine is aged for 12 months in barrels on lees (15% of which are new barrels) and then for 6 months in stainless steel vats .
Grape variety: 100% Viognier