Domaine Jean Michel Gerin owns 12 hectares of vines in the Cote Rotie appellation. Jean Michel Gerin Les Grandes Places is produced from a 1.4 hectare parcel of 40 year old Syrah vines in a terroir of mica and schist. The estate was created in 1983 by Jean Michel Gerin, although it was not until 1987 that he began to bottle and sell their wine.