Domaine François Villard: great vintages and best vintages

Visit Domaine François Villard is located in the Vallée-du-Rhône in Condrieu. It boasts 25 hectares of vines, aged 15 years or more. François Villard is passionate about great wines and his profession as a winemaker. His know-how and experience make him one of Condrieu's greatest winemakers. He's a self-taught winemaker with a passion for discovering and producing new cuvées. 21 cuvées to date, but perhaps more in the years to come.

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History of the domain :

The estate was founded in 1989 thanks to the initiative of François Villard who continues to run the estate to this day. He trained as a chef and discovered his passion for wine when he was 20. He obtained a vocational diploma in sommellerie at tain l'Hermitage and then obtained a vocational agricultural diploma, with a viticulture and oenology option. In the meantime, he began to see his first plots of uncultivated land in the commune of St Michel in the Condrieu appellation. In the spring of 1989, he planted his first vineyard as soon as he had obtained his patent. In 1991, he produced his first Condrieu and in autumn 1992, the first 400 bottles were put on the market.

 

Grandes cuvées & best vintages from François Villard

We've selected the estate's best vintages for you. Discover the best vintages of each great bottle.

 

• Condrieu " Le Grand Vallon " François Villard

A superb cuvée from 20-year-old vines "Saint-Pierre De Boeuf", 100% viognier. This is a great wine that will keep for at least 12 years, or even longer depending on the vintage.

Best vintages: 2010, 2005, 2004, 2015, 2001, 2012, 2017

Yield and density are 46 Hl/Ha and 7,000 feet per Ha. The pruning is simple Guyot and the soil is granite. quartzite and Loess. Exposure is from east to southeast. The grapes are directly pressed and then fermented in barrels at low temperature using indigenous yeasts and a special fermentation process. batching once a week for 6 months. Aged for 11 months on the lees without racking, with 30 % of new barrels and 70 % of 3-5 year-old barrels. The alcohol content is 14%.

 

• Condrieu " Deponcins " François Villard

AOP Condrieu DePoncins is another fine cuvée from the estate. From the "Chavanay & Vérin" plot, with 20-year-old vines. Also 100% Viognier, which will keep for 15 years or more, depending on the vintage.

Best vintages: 2006, 2005, 2004, 2014, 2015, 2010, 2017

Yield and density are 46 HL/HA with 8,000 vines per hectare and a single guyot pruning system. The floor is a micaceous granite and theexhibition is to the southeast. The grapes are harvested by direct pressing, low-temperature fermentation with indigenous yeasts and a batching once a week for 6 months. Aged for 11 months on lees without racking, with 30 % of new barrels and 70 % of barrels ranging in age from 3 to 5 years. The alcohol content is 13, 5 %.

 

• Côte-Rôtie "Le Gallet Blanc" François Villard

AOP Côte-Rôtie "Le Gallet Blanc" comes from 20-year-old vines, with a yield of 25,000 bottles. The parcel is called "Ampuis & St Cyr sur Rhône" and includes: le Plom, Côte Bodin, le Grand Taillis, Fontjean, Montlys and Servonnière. A 100% Syrah that will keep for 15 years or more.

Best vintages: 2003, 2013, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017

Yield and density are 44 Hl/Ha which are 7,500 feet per Ha. The pruning type consists of a cord of Royat and Gobelet. The soil is composed of schist quartzite  decomposed. The vines face south and southeast. The harvest consisted of 85 % whole bunches, which were fermented for 12 days in open tanks (stainless steel and wood). Aged for 18 months in 20 % new barrels and 80 % barrels aged from 2 to 4 years. The alcohol content is 13,5 %.

 

• Côte-Rôtie "La Brocarde" François Villard

From the "La Brocarde" vineyard (Ampuis), this cuvée is 87% Syrah and 13% Viognier. The vines are 20 years old, and this wine will develop over the next fifteen years.

Best vintages: 2012, 2011, 2000, 2014, 1999, 2016, 2017.

Yield and density are based on 44 HL/Ha which corresponds to 12,000 vines/Ha. The type of pruning consists of a Gobelet for the Syrah and a simple Guyot for the viogniers. The soil is covered with shale quartzite and the vines face south. The grapes are harvested from 100 % whole bunches and fermented for 12 days in open vats. Aged for 18 months in new barrels. The alcohol content is 13.5%.

 

• Cornas " Jouvet " François Villard

From the "Saint" vineyard in the Cornas PDO, this wine is made exclusively from Syrah. The vines are 15 years old, with a very low yield of just 4500 bottles! A potential ageing potential of 15 years.

Best vintages: 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017.

Yield and density are 40hl/ha, corresponding to 8,000 vines per ha. The pruning type consists of a cord of Royat and Gobelet. The floor is made of granite quartzite decomposed with 15-year-old vines, facing east to south. The grapes are harvested from 100 % whole bunches and fermented for 8 days in open wooden vats. The wine is aged for 18 months in 100 % casks, ranging in age from 5 to 7 years. The alcohol content is 13 %.

 

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