2018 Domaine François Villard Condrieu “Les Terrasses du Palat”, Rhone Valley, FranceABOUT THIS WINE 100% Viognier from Chavanay and Vrin, with decomposed granite and quartz terroir. 25 years old vines. Villard will allow the grape to develops some botrytis. Low temperature fermentation in barrels with native yeasts. Aged 11 months in 20% new oak and 80% used oak barrels. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER Francois Villard was not born into wine; he started out his career as a chef. He grew up between Vienne and Grenoble, in the French countryside.

primarily in two locations

the young wines are racked off the lees

Johan established his namesake winery in 2011

This combination caused the wines to shut down for a long time

there is very little punchdowns or pumpovers to respect the integrity of the grapes as long as possible and to gain the maximum finesse and complexity

he added the now infamous Silex

then gravity does the rest

and that the logo and labels should originate in the seal found at the nearby Abbey of the first Bishop Paolus

While carricante always makes up the vast majority of the “Don Pippinu” bianco

winemaker of Field Recordings spends his days planning and planting vineyards and has stood foot in just about every vineyard on the Central Coast

with machinery employed only in a supportive capacity

Alain Terrier