Domaine Pierre-Jean Villa

After 11 years working in the Burgundy region, Pierre Jean returned to his native Rhône Valley in 2003. This is when he discovered the Seyssuel slopes and terroir with the Vins de Vienne trio.
In 2009, he founded his own estate and began his new life as a winegrower. In 12 years, the estate has become one of the major establishments of the Northern Rhône region with 18 hectares of great vintages distributed on both the right and left bank of the River Rhône: Côte-Rôtie, Condrieu, Saint-Joseph, Crozes-Hermitage and on the hillsides of Seyssuel north of Vienne where he produces two wines: Esprit d’antan Syrah (red) and Esprit d’antan Viognier (white).

Esprit d'Antan (Red)

Esprit d'Antan (White)

The vines
Variety
100% Viognier
Vines circa 10 years old
Terroir
Seyssuel
Clay-covered schists and quartz slopes, moderate continental climate with warm and dry summers and regular rainfall during the remaining seasons
Viticulture
 Non-mutilating Guyot Poussard pruning
Yield: 9,000 stocks/ha
Harvesting
The full harvest is directly poured, crate by crate, into the wine press


Vinification
Low temperature settling for 24 hours, then temperature-controlled vinification in 15 hL vats,
half-muid vats and stoneware jars
Maturation
12 months
Transfer and blending 6 weeks prior to bottling

Practical information