Vineyard

Domaine Barge

  • Owner : Julien Barge
  • Location : Ampuis (Rhône)
  • AOC : Condrieu – Côte Rotie – Saint Joseph
  • Grapes varieties : Syrah – Viognier – Roussanne – Rarsanne
  • Terroirs : sand - granite
  • Work philosophy : sustainable culture
  • One wine: AOC Côte-Rotie – le Combard 2016 – 94/96 Parker – 93 Jeb Dunnuck

The Story

Domaine Barge is one of those historic estates of the Northern Rhone: present on the lands of Ampuis since 1860, the Barge family has actively participated in the renown of these wines (especially in the creation of the Cote-Rotie appellation). The dynamic and wiry Julien Barge, carried on these 24 centuries of winemaking and officially takes over the 6 hectares of vines in 2019 : he concretized this new breath of life brought on the estate. In 2016, he stopped adding sulfur on all white wines, and stopped all unnatural treatments on the vines in 2018. He adds sheep in his vineyards in 2020. Julien and his vines, it is first and foremost a partnership, and he gets the best from it!

The Wine Selection