Saint-Joseph La Sybarite

Aurélien Chatagnier

Aurelien Chatagnier - Sybarite Saint Joseph

Type

Red Wine

Appellation

Saint-Joseph

Variety

Syrah

A Sybarite is a person who is self-indulgent in their search for sensuous luxury. Chatagnier’s Sybarite is a blend of Syrah from 4 communes: Ardoix, Charnas, Malleval, and Limony, all hailing from granite soils and south-southeastern exposure.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

Font Levat, Rouelle Nord

Soil type

Granite

Vines planted in1990s

Vineyard size3.5 ha including all St Joseph vines

Vinification

100% destemmed. Natural yeast fermentation in fiberglass tanks. 3 pumpovers per day. Maceration à chaud at 30-32ºC

Elevage12-15 months in barrels (⅔ new)

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Additional info

Total production average13,000 bottles

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More about
the producer

Aurélien Chatagnier

Founded in 2004

8 hectares

Aurélien Chatagnier founded his own domaine in 2002, when he was just in his early 20s. He doesn’t come from a winemaking family, but as a teenager, he worked in the vines for Domaine Jamet, where he became inspired to learn more about winemaking. He worked for several years with François Villard, who eventually pushed him to head out on his own. Starting with just over one hectare of rented vines, Aurélien has steadily built up a domaine of almost 10 hectares by purchasing, bartering, and replanting vineyards around the town of Saint-Pierre-de-Boeuf at the northern extreme of the Saint-Joseph appellation. The vineyards are rooted predominantly in granite soils and are very steep. The house style leans towards a lean, pure style of winemaking, and beautifully depicts the reason why some ...