AOP Saint-Joseph Terra Nostra

Domaine Barou

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Type

Red Wine

Appellation

Saint-Joseph

Variety

100% Syrah

Expressive nose with notes of toasted wood and cocoa. Beautiful marriage on the palate between the wine's tannins and the woody contribution. Smooth finish with notes of caramel and hints of liquorice.

Viticulture

Soil type

Granitic

Vine age30 years

Vineyard size0.5ha

Vinification

The grapes are hand harvested and 80% is destemmed. The vinification starts by an alcoholic fermentation and maceration of 20 days.

ElevageAged 20 months in new oak barrels.

Harvest typeHand Harvested

More about
the producer

Domaine Barou

Founded in 1971

10 hectares

Emmanuel Barou's grandfather established the family farm outside Charnas, in a remote area of the Ardèche in 1928. His goal was to create a self-sustaining farm, where the family could grow all of their own produce and raise their own animals, then sell off whatever excess they had. Later, Emmanuel's father Alexis took over the farm and continued to raise dairy cows, tend peach and apricot orchards, and grow grapes. In 1971, Alexis took the risk of a total conversion to organic farming. At the time, a market for organic produce did not exist in France, so until 1983, he continued to sell his organic produce to conventional wholesalers (and at conventional prices) despite much lower yields!

In 1997, after studying viticulture and oenology in Orange and Avignon, Emmanuel too...