I like to describe myself as a ‘young old’ winegrower… Young to the profession, because I started in 2007 and created a vineyard from scratch, and somewhat old in years… well into my fifties… After a career of over 20 years in IT, I decided to take a plunge at the age of 40… In 2011, my wife Nathalie who was a nurse then, joined me in this great adventure… Together, we developed our vineyard over close to 12 hectares distributed over the denominations Côte-Rôtie, Condrieu, Saint-Joseph, but also and above all on the fabulous slopes of Seyssuel where we were able to plant our first Viognier and Syrah vines. Nowadays, we offer several wines: Seyssuel, Sole Occidente, Pulchra Terra, Nebula and Convivium.
The adventure continues…
Hervé and Nathalie Avallet
Hervé and Nathalie Avallet

Wines

Pulchra Terra

‘Beau Terroir’ (in tribute to the Romans who planted the first vines on the steep slopes of Seyssuel)

The vines
Variety
100% Syrah
Terroir
Seyssuel, soil composition: quartzite schists, gneiss and mica schists (depending on the plot)
Exposure
South/southwest facing hillside plots
Viticulture
Goblet pruning and trellising on chestnut stakes (had crafted), 100% manual maintenance, Haute Valeur Environnementale (level 3 French environmental certification)
Yield
35 to 40 hL / ha with a density of 9,000 vine stocks / ha
Harvesting

Manual harvesting with rigorous

At the winery
Vinification
Partially destemmed grapes
Vinification type
15 to 20 days of maceration with pumping over and light punching down / Pressing and entonnage / Malolactive fermentation in casks
Maturation
14 months in French oak casks (no new casks)

Sole Occidente

'Western sun or setting sun’

The vines

Variety
100% Viognier
Terroir
Seyssuel, soil composition: quartzite schists, gneiss and mica schists (depending on the plot)
Exposure
South/southwest facing hillside plots
Viticulture
Single guyot pruning and arching with trellising on chestnut stakes (hand crafted), 100% manual maintenance, Haute Valeur Environnementale
Yield
35 to 40 hL / ha with a density of 9,000 vine stocks / ha
Harvesting
Manual harvesting at high maturity

At the winery
Vinification
Direct pressing of the grapes, full harvest
Vinification type
Settling in vats / Fermentation in stainless-steel vats
Maturation
8 to 10 months on fine lees in French oak casks (no new casks)

Practical information

Vignoble Hervé et Nathalie Avallet
587 Chemin des Pinodières
69560 Saint-Cyr-sur-le-Rhône
+00 33 6 86 36 82 87
vignoble.herve.avallet@orange.fr
www.vignobleherveavallet.com

Wine Tourism

By reservation
Sale and tasting at the wine cellar
Groups