Domaine Jolivet

Situated in the northern Rhône valley, in the heart of the historical Saint-Joseph appellation, the domain’s first harvests were in 2014. Following several years spent working in France and abroad, Bastien Jolivet decided to return to the family business and join forces with his father. They stopped selling on their grapes and began to produce their own wine. The domain currently has 11ha of vines in Saint-Joseph red and white.
The vines are planted on south/southeast-facing hillsides with stone walls to keep the earth in place. The Syrah varietal thrives in these granite soils and the vineyards are cultivated almost entirely by hand. The domain aims to produce wines that are as well-balanced as possible and believe that this work begins in the vineyards. The grapes are carefully handled in the winery with traditional temperature-controlled vinification in stainless steel vats for maximum extraction. The ageing and malolactic fermentation are carried out in barrels.