Sommelier come Winemaker
After graduating from the prestigious hospitality school of Tain-l'Hermitage in the
Rhone, Yohann came to London to work as a Sommelier, where he still is still
based today. As many who work the floor, the dream is to one day make your own
wine and since 2021 Yohann has managed to make that dream a reality.
With strong connections in the Rhone valley, he partnered with Les 2 Cols, in St
Gervais who allowed him to cherry pick grapes from his preferred parcels. The
vines are in a northern corner of the Southern Rhone where the Mistral winds
still make their cooling presence felt, lending extra freshness to the
resulting wine. The grapes are 95% Grenache with a sprinkling of old vine
Clairette, all are destemmed, co-fermented and aged in a used Burgundy barrel.
We are suitably impressed by the expressive, fresh nature of the wine.
