François’s son Laurent studied viticulture and joined the domaine in 2013, adding even more focus to the work in the vineyards. His second son Julien is now also working at the property.
Domaine François Merlin is a well respected grower of Syrah and Viognier in the Northern Rhone Valley.
François’s son Laurent studied viticulture and joined the domaine in 2013, adding even more focus to the work in the vineyards. His second son Julien is now also working at the property.
The Condrieu ‘Jeanraude’ comes from two specific plots - Jeanraude (next door to Château-Grillet) and the Poncin vineyard, which is home to the domaine's oldest vines, planted in the 1950s. Both plots are made up of a bedrock of blue-grey granite.
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