{"id":5516,"date":"2018-12-07T13:39:16","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T13:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.northberkeleyimports.com\/wordpress\/?post_type=project&p=5516"},"modified":"2024-08-21T10:52:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T10:52:08","slug":"domaine-des-pierres-seches","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.northberkeleyimports.com\/wordpress\/project\/domaine-des-pierres-seches\/","title":{"rendered":"Domaine des Pierres S\u00e8ches"},"content":{"rendered":"

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Domaine des Pierres S\u00e8ches” subhead=”Cheminas | Rh\u00f4ne Valley” text_orientation=”center” background_overlay_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.25)” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_font_size=”50″ subhead_font_size=”20px” background_color=”rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)” background_image=”https:\/\/www.northberkeleyimports.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/cover_dentelles.jpg” max_width_tablet=”50px” global_colors_info=”{}” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off”][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row padding_mobile=”off” make_equal=”on” column_padding_mobile=”on” admin_label=”row” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#fcf4de” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” make_fullwidth=”on” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|2% ||2% ” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”USP” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”justified” custom_margin=”|2%||2%” use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

The northern Rh\u00f4ne is today experiencing a vinous reawakening, with a whole new generation of young talent eager to test their skills on the region\u2019s ancient, granite slopes.<\/p>\n

Winemaker Sylvain Gauthier of Domaine des Pierres S\u00e8ches<\/strong> is one artisan who already has found more than solid footing here in the Saint-Joseph appellation. He started his micro-domaine in 2007, the name “pierres s\u00e8ches” inspired by the many hand-built stone walls that support vineyard terraces in the region.<\/p>\n

Originally from northern France, Sylvain studied winemaking in Beaune. After his studies he secured a post with Michel Chapoutier, then another with St\u00e9phane Robert in Saint-Peray, before deciding that Saint-Joseph was where he would stake a claim on his own.<\/p>\n

Sylvain\u2019s native talents are on full display in each and every bottle, whether Saint-Joseph Rouge or Blanc. These are wines with serious soul, deeply flavored yet effortlessly elegant, a perfect mirror for the rugged beauty of northern Rh\u00f4ne grapes.<\/p>\n

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FARMING & WINEMAKING<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winemaker Sylvain Gauthier cares for his vineyards according to organic practices, yet the estate is not certified. (Sylvain plans to pursue certification in the near future, however.) Vineyards are plowed either by horse or by hand.<\/p>\n

Vineyard holdings include small, steeply graded plots in the communes Sarras, Arras-sur-Rh\u00f4ne, Vion, Ozon and Saint-Jean de Muzols, all located in the southern portion of the Saint-Joseph appellation. The original boundaries and villages of the Saint-Joseph appellation (drawn in 1956) are located here in the south. Sylvain also maintains Syrah vines in the commune of S\u00e9cheras for his Vin de France Syrah. Soils are mostly decomposed granite, the classic terroir of the northern Rh\u00f4ne Valley.<\/p>\n

Syrah is partially destemmed (white grapes Marsanne and Roussanne are pressed full cluster) and fermented in temperature-controlled, stainless steel tanks on indigenous yeasts. Saint-Joseph wines are aged in older French oak barrels, from three- to four-years old; the Vin de France is aged in tank. Wines are filtered but not fined.<\/p>\n

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\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=” Saint-Joseph Blanc” admin_label=” Saint-Joseph Blanc (Roussanne)” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_font=”|on|||” title_font_size=”14″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”|5%||5%” use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]A juicy, floral, energetic white from 100% Roussanne grapes, sunny and suave and silky at once.<\/p>\n

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