Born in 1962, Mr. Villars is one of the most highly regarded winemakers in the Rhone region in recent years and one of the region's leading winemakers. The Villars family has been farmers for generations and were not involved in winemaking. He started winemaking at the age of 15 and became a sommelier in his early 20s. He formed friendships with famous sommeliers and studied cultivation and brewing based on that, aiming to make the ideal wine. He first purchased a vineyard in Condrieu in 1989, and since his first release in 1992, his wines have been highly praised in various countries and fields, and are currently awarded two stars by Meilleur Vins de France.
The estate owns vineyards in Côte Rotie, Condrieu and Saint-Joseph (Vins de Pays). In order to fully ripen the grapes, the harvest is very late and the yield is low (30hl/ha), resulting in more concentrated and ripe grapes. The grapes are carefully selected at harvest and before fermentation, and then fermentation begins.
Since 2019, grapes have been grown entirely using organic methods.
In recent years, he has established himself as one of the leading domaines in the Northern Rhone, and many vignerons look up to his wines.