ABOUT THE PRODUCER: Based in Verenay, the northernmost village in Côte Rôtie, this tiny 3.5 hectare domaine is run by Guillaume Clusel, who recently took the reins from his loving parents, Gilbert & Brigit after their retirement. His great-grandfather planted the foundation of the winery in 1935, the vineyard now known as ‘Les Grandes-Places’, using a low yielding clone of Syrah called Serine. All subsequent plantings have been selection massale from that vineyard, a rarity in the region as higher yielding material became more prevalent. The Clusel family was also early believers in the advantages of organic farming, and would become pioneers of the movement within the region as they converted fully in 1990.