In the glass
What it pairs with
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Lamb shoulder with romesco sauce
The wine's concentration and pepper spice mirror the complexity of romesco with lamb. -
Mushroom risotto with truffle
The wine's mineral and spice notes bridge to earthy mushroom and truffle. -
Duck confit with cherry relish
Rich duck confit is elevated by the wine's dark fruit and mineral character.
History
Le Grand Pompee is Villard's prestige Saint-Joseph rouge, from old Syrah vines in the granitic heart of the appellation. The name references the grand Pompee Roman amphitheater imagery of the Rhone Valley.
- 1995 — First vintage of Le Grand Pompee as Villard's flagship Saint-Joseph rouge
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine Francois Villard
- Grapes
- Syrah (100%)
- Classification
- Saint-Joseph AOC
- Oak
- 14 months in new and used French oak barriques
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Price
- EUR 25-45 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5-15 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1995
- Organic
- ECOCERT