Domaine Jamet, 'Vernillon' Condrieu, Rhône, France, 2022

Overview of the Wine
One look at the steeply perched, ancient terroirs of Northern Rhône’s Côte-Rôtie is enough to understand why farming them is a badge of honor, yet the Jamet family is fortunate enough to own 7 hectares among 20 of the appellation’s most superb parcels in 15 lieux-dits. Joseph Jamet started the domaine in 1950 with only a third of a hectare in the Côte Brune. Like many of his neighbors, his land had been planted to peach and apricot orchards, as they were easier to farm than the steep vineyard terraces of Côte-Rôtie. Over the years, however, Joseph began to acquire more vineyard parcels throughout the appellation, clearing and replanting several of them himself. Today, his son Jean-Paul and Jean-Paul’s wife, Corinne, run the domaine and have made vast improvements to the estate by instigating soil studies and installing gravity-fed systems into their winery.

Grapes/Blend
Viognier

Origin
Rhône, France

Winemaker's Tasting Notes
The Condrieu Vernillon is a blend of two parcels - Vernon and Côte Châtillon in the commune of Condrieu, in the northern part of the appellation. Vernon is next to the Coteau de Chéry, with eastern exposition, and biotite granite soil. While Châtillon is the northernmost parcel of Condrieu, with muscovite granite soil. It is aged in a blend of stainless steel, barrique, and sandstone amphora, completes malolactic fermentation then aged for 9 months before release. The first vintage for Vernillon was 2015.

Product size: 750ml