More about Domaine des Entrefaux

With mature vines of Syrah growing on pebbly limestone soils, a long-time commitment to natural farming, and a delicate touch in the cellar, François Tardy of Domaine des Entrefaux is making wines of energy, purity, and undeniable deliciousness. They also are some of the greatest values in France!

Crozes-Hermitage is a big appellation. It takes its name from close proximity to the iconic hill of Hermitage and its legendary, long-aged Syrahs. The vast majority of the soils in Crozes are rich in granite, often revealing wines with a dark, earthy, slightly rustic edge. But Domaine des Entrefaux is in a unique sub-zone called "Les Chassis", a high-elevation terrace of pure limestone that infuses their wines with unmistakable freshness, detail, and mineral lift.

François' careful approach to farming is one of the secrets to his success. He is firmly dedicated to the health and vitality of his soils. He has never used chemical pesticides or herbicides and employs a regime of cover-crops, holistic tinctures, and biodynamic infusions to cultivate healthy microorganisms in the soils and increase the vines' natural resistance to maladies.

Harvest is performed by hand, the fruit is 100% destemmed and vinified with natural yeasts in concrete vats before aging in a combination of equal parts concrete, large oak foudres, and neutral barriques.