Domaine Garon

The first known GARON to settle at Ampuis was Guillaume GARON born in 1475 and the family’s first vineyard dates back to 1836. After many generations, it is Jean-François and Carmen GARON that in 1982 decided to bring the Domaine’s vineyards back to life by replanting the abandoned parcels and purchasing new ones. In 1995 Jean-François and Carmen decided to bottle their first wine and named it “Côte-Rôtie”, the fruit was previously sold to Gui...

The Domaine’s 5 hectares are made up of 6 parcels: 5 parcels are in the Côte Blonde area near the cellar representing 4.5 hectares and a 6th parcel purchased in 1999 is further north at “Les Rochins” in the Côte Brune area representing 0.50 hectare. The plantation density is 9,000 to 10,000 vines per hectare which are planted on steep slopes and small terraces facing south-east and south-west. The only grape grown on the Domaine is the Syrah. ...

In 2011-2012 a new cellar was build at Domaine Garon to increase the storage space and also to enable the winemaking process in the cellar to be carried out by gravitation excluding the usage of pumps. The grapes are hand-picked and sorted on arrival at the cellar. About 20%-30% of whole bunches are used in the winemaking process depending on the vintage to bring a little extra balance in the structure of the wines. The fermentations are done ...

 The  Côte Rôtie vineyards are situated between 150-300 meters in altitude mainly on steep slopes that can reach a gradient of 60°. The vines face south and south-east often planted on manmade terraces (rocky walls) that look like giant steps when looking up the slopes from the foothills. The walls also help to retain the soil in place after heavy rains. Côte-Rôtie has three different terroirs: micaschists in the north, Gneiss to the south and...