Domaine Jean Michel Gerin

The GERIN family is located in the heart of the Côte-Rôtie vineyard, in the village of Ampuis, for 6 generations. This vineyard located 30km south of Lyon, is the northernmost appellation of the Rhone Valley and also one of the smallest, because it extends only about 280Ha. The influence of the Mediterranean and continental climates gives tannic wines, powerful, but also silky and elegant. The grape variety "Syrah" is sometimes mixed with Viognier to bring more finesse to the wines.

Domaine Jean-Michel GERIN was created in 1983, it is a purchase of a plot in Côte-Rôtie which symbolizes this creation. Subsequently it is in 1987 that the first bottle is born, and this thanks to the resumption of the family farm (The vineyards of Marcel GERIN and Alfred GERIN, grandfather and father)

The adventure continues in 1988 with the first winemaking separate from the place called "Les Grandes Places", followed in 1996 by "La Landonne".

It was in 2003 that the planting of the locality "La Viallière" began on the lands of Côte-Rôtie, a titanic work on slopes ranging from 40% to almost 60%. The 2009 vintage will finally see the first bottles.

Today the estate covers nearly 12 hectares, and the two sons of the family, Michaël and Alexis, still have challenges to overcome with the plantations on a fabulous terroir of Côte-Rôtie "Les Lézardes", 4Ha to plant , the adventure is not ready to end ...