Domaine EYMIN-TICHOUX

Sophie Eymin and Kévin Tichoux started this domaine from the ground up. After studying viticulture and oenology, they work in different fields in France and abroad to acquire different working methods. They returned to France in 2015 and settled in Seyssuel in Isère. The same year, the couple planted their first vines on a plot spread over both banks of the Rhône. On the right bank, characterized by steep slopes and granite soils, the Côte-Rôtie and Condrieu are produced. On the other side of the Rhône, on hillsides of schist, quartz and granite, the couple produces wines such as; Arène, l'Avant-Première, IGP Collines Rhodaniennes Seyssuel, Cap Syrah and Crozes-Hermitage.

Four hectares of vines are managed organically and obtained certification for the 2021 vintage. Faced with steep slopes in the vineyards, horse is used for tilling the soil. “We are most of the time in our vineyards,” says the winegrowers. It is the grapes that do everything, it is essential to have beautiful grapes to make a good wine”.

At Domaine Eymin-Tichoux, the grapes from four hectares of vines are vinified on site in Seyssuel. Upon arrival at the cellar, the bunches are sorted then destemmed or not depending on the vintage. Then, these bunches are pressed or directly placed in stainless steel vats to carry out alcoholic fermentation. “Depending on the vintages and vintages, the wines are then aged in the barrels of one or more wines, or in demi-muid or even in frustoconical barrels,” indicates Sophie Eymin.

To go further in their environmentally friendly initiatives, the couple uses unprinted recycled cardboard that they stamp themselves with their wine, and paper tape.

Sophie and Kevin now wish to share with the general public by offering them visits to the vineyards.