La Champine Viognier

La Champine Viognier

  • Vin de France, 
  • Rhône, 
  • france

Latest Awards

  • 90 points Wine Spectator , February 2021
  • 90 points Vinous , May 2020
Background

Domaine Jean-Michel Gerin is a family owned winery located in the heart of Côte Rôtie, near the village of Ampuis in the Rhône Valley. Hailing from a family of grape growers, Jean Michel established his eponymous winery in 1983, the first in his family to make wine. While he sources much of his fruit from family owned vineyards dating back to his grandfather’s time, he has also purchased land along the way, buying his first vineyard in the famed ‘Les Grandes Places’ in 1988, followed by a second purchase in ‘La Landonne.’ Today, the estate covers a little more than 30 acres in the Côte Rôtie appellation and much smaller plots in Condrieu and the northern Rhône, which Jean-Michel farms alongside his two sons, Michäel and Alexis.

TERROIR & VINTAGE NOTES

“La Champine” Viognier VDF is sourced from a 15-year-old Condrieu vineyard in northern Ardèche. The terrior consists of granite soils. Production yields on average 1,500 cs/year.

Winemaking & Aging

Stainless steel vinification and ageing for eight months. Gerin uses native yeasts for all their wines.

Tasting Notes

Peaches and exotic fruits aromas. Ready to drink or can be aged an additional three years. Pairs well with crème sauces, white flaky fishes or soft cheeses.

90
Points

Juicy and focused, with peach and nectarine notes backed by ginger and acacia honey hints. Pretty tasty baby Condrieu. Drink now. — J.M.

Wine Spectator - February 2021

90
Points

Vivid straw color. Mineral-inflected white peach, pear nectar and succulent flowers on the perfumed nose. Juicy, focused and light on its feet, offering lively orchard and pit fruit flavors that are braced by a refreshingly bitter suggestion of orange pith. Finishes long and taut, leaving a spicy ginger note behind. - J.R.

Vinous - May 2020

Appellation

Vin de France

grape varieties

100% Viognier

Sizes

750ml

technical details
  • ABV: 13%
  • Closure: Cork
winemaker

Jean-Michel Gerin

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