I trained as a chef and became a wine enthusiast at the age of 20.
I made some decisive encounters which gave me the desire to become a winemaker. I planted my first vine in the spring of 1989. My first vinifications were carried out in Verlieu, but I decided to build my own premises in 1996 in Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône. This is also the year I embarked upon a new adventure: restoring the Seyssuel vineyard with my fellow winegrowers Yves Cuilleron and Pierre Gaillard.
Then, I chose to make my own wine on these slopes, which is how my Seul en Scène cuvée was born.
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Wines

Seul en scène


The vines
Variety
100% Syrah 20-year old vines
Terroir
Seyssuel (Pelissonnes)
Soil consisting of decomposed quartzite schists, southern exposure
Viticulture
Cordon de Royat and Goblet pruning
Yield
Density 45 hL/ha (8,000 stocks/ha)


At the winery
Vinification
100% entire bunches
Vinification type
2-week fermentation in open vats
Maturation
18 months in casks - 20% new casks and 80% 3 to 5-year-old casks

Practical information

Domaine François Villard
330 Route du Réseau Ange,
42410 Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône
+33 (0)4 74 56 83 60
vinsvillard@wanadoo.fr
www.domainevillard.com

Wine Tourism

By reservation
Visit and tasting
Groups
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