St Joseph La Passage '22

In 1998 Stéphane joined the family business fresh out of enology school in Beaune. This young and talented go-getter has refined his father's passion for quality by introducing lower yields into their viticultural plan replanting vineyards, and introducing a négociant arm of the business. Together, they farm 16 hectares in some of the most celebrated vineyards of the appellation's Côte Brune and Côte Blonde, Lancement and Côte Rozier. For this cru, grapes from 30 year old Syrah vines in three steep granite plots are all de-stemmed before fermentation in stainless steel vat, then aged one year in old oak barrels.