SOUILLARD

Maison Jean-Baptiste Souillard was founded in 2014 by the eponymous winemaker. Jean-Baptiste Souillard is a passionate 30-year-old with a scientific background. He produces fine wines sought after by Rhône Valley connoisseurs. Following his studies in oenology and a master's degree in international wine and spirits trade, he gained experience both in France and abroad. He then worked as an oenological consultant. In 2014, he founded Maison Jean-Baptiste Souillard, his own trading company. It is located in Andance in the Rhône Valley. Jean-Baptiste Souillard strives to forge privileged partnerships with his winegrowers in order to produce intimate wines. The winemaker enjoys following his vines, deciding when to harvest and harvesting with his team. He produces both red and white wines in Côte-Rôtie, Saint-Joseph, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Péray and Cornas.

Location of Maison Jean-Baptiste Souillard

Maison Jean-Baptiste Souillard is located in Andance, in the northern Rhône Valley. Each year, the same plots are harvested to produce cuvées that are as consistent on the palate as they are on the nose. Located on the right bank of the river, they are cultivated according to sustainable farming methods. The different grape varieties used by Jean-Baptiste Souillard benefit from granitic soils and hillside cultivation, typical of the northern Rhône Valley.

The wines of Maison Jean-Baptiste Souillard

Maison Jean-Baptiste Souillard produces wines that combine a certain uprightness with a fine austerity. Thanks to his scientific background, Jean-Baptiste Souillard vinifies his wines parcel by parcel, rigorously and with little intervention. His confidential cuvées are made to last. His wines are aged in old barrels. The winemaker produces some fifteen cuvées in the Côte-Rôtie, Saint-Joseph, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Péray and Cornas appellations. The Saint-Joseph, made from a fine Syrah grape, reveals notes of red fruit and spices on the palate, with a fresh nose. Crozes-Hermitage, also made from Syrah, is a powerful wine with plenty of tannin.

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