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Domaine Barou

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Type

Red Wine

Appellation

Saint-Joseph

Variety

Syrah

Intense dark burgundy color. Complex, opulent nose of black fruits. Full attack on the palate, structured mid-palate and a cocoa and liquorice finish.

Viticulture

Soil type

The soils are highly weathered granite, with varying degrees of lightness

Vineyard size4 ha

ExpositionThe plots face south and east

Vinification

80% de-stemmed. Alcoholic fermentation and maceration for 20 days at 30-32°C. Racking once a day during fermentation.

ElevageAged 12 months in 1 to 2-wine oak barrels.

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...