Domaine du Colombier is located in the village of Mercurol which is just slightly due east of Tain, and next to the hill of Hermitage where they own 1.6 hectares of 55 years old vines. Following their grandfather, Florent and David Viale took over the Domaine du Colombier in 1990. Once dedicated to trading only when the grapes were sold to Guigal until the contract expired in 1991, the two brothers have turned the 12 hectares estate into one of the most important producers around the Hermitage Mountain where they cultivate with organic practices. They mainly grow Marsanne for white wines and Syrah for red wines, with the latter being the only red variety of the appellation