Saint-Joseph Madone

Roasted lamb and casseroles.

Vines are between 45 and 50 years old. 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.

18 months in 500-litre oak barrels (up to 7 years old).

Grapes are placed in a pneumatic press, then in barrels for malolactic fermentation.

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.