This very old family possession, stretched to the origin, around the farm to watch Gigondas
Today the vines are several regions around the farm of Provence, in the town of Gigondas, for 15 acres on Sablet 16 hectares, 13 hectares for Rasteau, Seguret to 3 hectares, but also on the shore Lirac Gard du Rhône 13 hectares have been acquired and maintained in culture or cleared by our parents or our ancestors, a total of more than 65 hectares under vines are operated by cousins Jean-Pierre and Claude This diversity of soil translates into the wine vats of flavors and smells delightful and varied.
The wines are vinified in a cellar in Gigondas recent (1981), equipment, modern reception stainless égrenoir, pneumatic press, flags of regulation. Winter settle these wines in their cellar bourbes contiguous and semi buried, and then Mother Nature continues her work in the darkness and cool of the day cave in the farm, rearing cellar. That is, the majority garnacha join in their composition to the Mourvèdre and Syrah are a few keys Parera Cinsault, Carignan and Clairette to compose elegant and fine wines.
In the field, three "CRU" alongside villages and appellations Cotes-du-Rhône.
The most famous, the GIGONDAS, vineyards that produce are all grouped around the old Provencal farmhouse, located north of the town, on the small valley Trignon, valley microclimate fresh during the hot nights of summer, which allows the old established grenaches cup, to express all their finesse.
But also Grenache Mourvedre and Syrah, Cinsault, anchor their roots in poor soil gravel scree, the maximum production is 3500 liters per hectare, wine elegant and fine, exclusive of fine wines.
RASTEAU, 13 hectares in one piece, also planted with old vines, on a clay soil, topped with pebbles at the top of the hills overlooking the village at an altitude of 400m, the vines to ripen their grapes soak magnificent panorama over the Mont Ventoux in the Rhone Valley in the face with the laces of Montmirail. The altitude plays his role and brings freshness to the wines associated with low performance, powerful wines or Mourvèdre develops in harmony with the dominant grenache and cinsault, tastes spicy and wild.
LIRAC, last entered the fold family in the fifties, this property located on the banks of the Rhone, Roquemaure face its illustrious neighbor, Chateauneuf du Pape, a similar ground as it makes pebbles, and vines by George and Lucien, are now the age of reason, their roots sink deeply in the soil give a remarkable resilience to drought. grenache wine from the majority, but also Mourvèdre and a fabulous plot of Syrah, give a wine with silky tannins and fruity
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Here, the plots are scattered over the territory of the municipality, the Plan of God in the west to the hills of Chevalong to the east, several declining soil, gravel Red Plan, the gravel and white meadows Chevalong Village more sandy.
These soils give wines Sablet, this charming side, but not devoid of character, pride of the designation.
SEGURET on two parcels, on the common Seguret, opening the right to name the village on a land full of finesse, or the old Carignan and Syrah, take time to mature fleshy wine and drink
Cotes-du-Rhône
The plots producing Côtes du Rhône area are located on land well born (Sablet, Roquemaure Rasteau, Seguret) and express the flavors of the designation.
The diversity of soil found provides a consistent quality, over the year.
This harmony of wines and villages, can be found in the collection, following the thread of full maturity, early Lirac, average ratings of the Rhone and Sablet, late Rasteau and Gigondas, to express the flavor of the different soils .