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- Winemaker: Jean-Pierre Monier
- Farming: Biodynamic
- Variety: 6-30 year-old Syrah on high elevation granite soils (.7 ha)
- Terroir: Hilly terraces of Granite and Loess (5.47 ha)
- Vinification: Hand-harvested, grapes are 100% de-stemmed, all reds ferment in temperature-controlled cement tanks with daily pumpovers and punchdowns.
- Aging: Wines age for 1 year in neutral large French oak tonneaux
- Tasting Note: Brambly and meaty, with earthy truffle and dark plum, and lavender-like florals.
- Total Production: 2,500 cases across the entire estate.
Monsieur Monier likes farming. He lives in humble splendor way up in the hills above the Rhône River surrounded by cherry, apricot, and peach orchards, grapevines he farms biodynamically, birdies singing, and bees a-buzzin’. He is living the life of a 19th-century vigneron. Monier told me that he had it figured out: he makes about three dollars an hour in his little winery. “But I’m so happy,” he said.
His is an almost regal Saint Joseph, loaded with character and luscious, juicy Syrah fruit. Starting with the 2008 vintage, Jean-Pierre Monier entered into a working relationship with Philippe Perréol to combine their resources in order to meet the increasing market demand. Perréol works his vines just like Monier. They currently have three labels, depending on vineyard origin and legal reporting requirements: Domaine Monier, Domaine Perréol, and Domaine Monier-Perréol.