Sylvain Bock

Somewhere in the volcanic hills above Alba-la-Romaine, in a region that Sylvain Bock himself calls the north of the south of France, a thoughtful and somewhat solitary vigneron tends 7 hectares of certified organic and biodynamic vines on basalt and limestone soils. He arrived in the Ardèche in 2010, drawn by the terroir and by the example of his neighbor Gérald Oustric at Le Mazel, who served as his guiding light into natural winemaking. What he has built since is quietly exceptional.

Before establishing his own domaine, Sylvain worked through harvests in the northern Rhône and the Mâconnais, absorbing different styles and terroirs. When he settled in Alba-la-Romaine, he first acquired 4 hectares of organically farmed vines from Oustric himself, then added another 2 hectares in 2013, and has since expanded to 7 hectares total. The domaine grows across two distinct soil types: limestone parcels near the cellar planted to Chardonnay, Grenache Blanc, and old-vine Grenache Noir, and higher basalt slopes with Gamay, Syrah, and additional Grenache Noir.

More on how they farm and work in the cellar in our Sylvain Bock producer profile.

Sylvain Bock Suck a Rock Merlot 2022

Sylvain Bock

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