Bohème

Pork, Game (deer, venison), Shellfish, Spicy food, Poultry, Mild and soft cheese

Hand-picked harvest when grapes are ripe, selective grape picking in the vineyard, the grapes are harvested in buckets then tipped into harvesting bins which can contain up to 50kg of grapes, these bins are then taken to the wine cellar

Systematic malolactic fermentation followed by a maturing period of 6 months in oak barrel (70%) and tank (30%).

Selective grape sorting by hand on a vibrating sorting table. Whole bunches of grapes are placed in a pneumatic press, racking of the must after 24 hours and fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks

The farm estate has belonged to the Verzier family since 1828. It is situated at the top of the hillsides overlooking the village of Chavanay just next to the statue ‘Madone d’Izeras’ and is surrounded by Saint Joseph and Condrieu vineyards. Chavanay is on the right bank of the river Rhône and is approximately 50km south of Lyon.