Chavanay, where Saint-Joseph narrows and the granite gets serious.
About the estate
Domaine Faury sits in Chavanay, at the northern end of the Saint-Joseph appellation, where the Rhône narrows and the granite reaches its most weathered, expressive form. Lionel Faury runs the family estate today, having taken over from his father Philippe in 2007.
The estate works around 20 hectares across Saint-Joseph, Condrieu, and Côte-Rôtie, with most production going into the Saint-Joseph cuvée that has become the estate's calling card. Whole-cluster fermentation, neutral oak, careful sorting at every stage.
Bright fruit, restrained extraction, real Northern Rhône backbone.
House style
Faury Saint-Joseph is what you reach for when you want the violet-and-smoke note that defines Northern Rhône Syrah without the price tax of Côte-Rôtie or Hermitage. The wines are mid-weight, fragrant, and built for the dinner table, equally at home with roast chicken or a serious cut of beef.
Aging windows are reasonable. The basic Saint-Joseph drinks well from year three to year ten in good vintages. The single-vineyard Saint-Joseph 'Ribaudy' rewards an additional five to seven years of patience.
Saint-Joseph is the everyday pour.
What we have on the floor
Domaine Faury Saint-Joseph 2022: the bottle to introduce someone to Northern Rhône Syrah without losing them to overripe extraction.
Domaine Faury Saint-Joseph 'Ribaudy': vintage variable. Single-vineyard, longer-aging.
Domaine Faury Condrieu: limited allocations. Some of the best Viognier in the appellation.
Faury is a starting point
And it is also a destination.
Easy to drink now. Easy to build a Northern Rhône cellar around. Visit the shop or call to discuss case-rate access.