Domaine Pierre Jean Villa

Pierre-Jean Villa’s luminous, mineral reds and textured yet energetic whites are among the highlights of Stannary’s Rhône portfolio. His range takes in Saint-Joseph, Crozes-Hermitage and Condrieu as well as Côte Rôtie, where P-J is one of a handful of vignerons to have acquired vines since this tiny (224 hectares) appellation’s reputation went stratospheric in the 1990s. He also produces two superb wines from prime parcels in the IGP Collines Rhodaniennes. 

P-J worked at a series of Burgundian domaines, including Clos de Tart, before returning to his native Rhône to assist Yves Cuilleron, François Villard and Pierre Gaillard – three of the Northern Rhône’s most esteemed winemakers – with their project, Les Vins de Vienne.  

Since establishing his own domaine in 2009, P-J has gradually expanded his holdings and sought ceaselessly to fine-tune his cellar craft. 2022 saw the inauguration of a new winery in Chavanay, and continuing experiments in agro-forestry, with new plantings of not only vines but fruit trees high in the hills (terrain designated Vin de France) overlooking the village.