Domaine Mucyn

Varietal/Blend
Syrah (60%) and Gamay (40%)

Vineyard Area
Gamay from Saint-Joseph and Syrah from the Drome— average age of vines is 25 years.

Soil
Granite-based sandy gravel and alluvial soils

Elevation
Gamay: 290 meters Syrah: 150 meters

Vinification
Hand-picked and total de-stemming with no crushing. Short cold maceration before temperature-controlled fermentation and 11 days of maceration with pumping over.

Maturation
Stainless steel

Marketing Materials:

Bottle Shots + -

Varietal/Blend
Syrah

Vineyard Area
From the steep plot in the heart of St. Joseph — vines are 30 years old.

Soil
Schist and gneiss

Elevation
300 meters and steeply sloped

Exposure
East

Vinification
The harvested grapes are destemmed but not crushed. After a cold pre-fermentation maceration, fermentation lasts for around 25 days maceration. Daily punching of the cap.

Maturation
Aged for one year, 40% in barrels and the remainder in stainless steel

Marketing Materials:

Bottle Shots + -

Varietal/Blend
Syrah

Vineyard Area
From atop a later ripening hillside called Les Rieux — vines are planted at 7000 vines/ha and an average of ten years old.

Soil
Granite and saprolite (weathered, clay-rich rock) with soft schist

Elevation
320 meters

Exposure
South — East

Vinification
The harvested grapes are destemmed but not crushed. We carry out a cold pre-fermentation maceration and then launch the alcoholic fermentation. Maceration continues for 28 days with daily cap-punching operations.

Maturation
18 months in barrel

Marketing Materials:

Bottle Shots + -