Domaine Pierre Jean Villa 'Gamine' Red 2022
Red
2022
Rhone Valley
Rhone Valley
Syrah
Organic
Grape
100 % Syrah
Tasting notes
A vibrant and elegant Syrah with a nose of black fruits, crushed violets, and white pepper. The medium-bodied palate reveals silky tannins and refreshing acidity, unfolding into notes of dark berries, olive tapenade, and subtle smoked meat on the finish. A charming and expressive wine that punches well above its appellation.
More About The Winery
Pierre-Jean Villa founded his eponymous domaine in 2009 in the Northern Rhône, after years spent working vineyards and cellars across the region, including a period steering a wine collective in Vienne. The estate now farms some 14 to 17 hectares spread across both banks of the Rhône, encompassing the appellations of Côte-Rôtie, Condrieu, Saint-Joseph, Crozes-Hermitage and Seyssuel, on granite and schist soils suited to Syrah, Marsanne and Roussanne. Villa favours a non-interventionist approach, working with indigenous yeasts and timing racking and bottling to the lunar calendar, and the domaine has been certified organic since 2020. The resulting wines are prized for their purity, minerality and precise expression of terroir.
