Clay soil and round, flattened stones (called "gallets") dragged downstream by the mighty Rhone river from the foothills of the towering Alps. Stony soil soaking up the heat of the daytime sunshine and radiating it, releasing and returning it during the course of the night at the feet of our vines.
Our Domaine encompasses some 16 hectares of which 4 hectares are found in Ch�teauneuf du Pape land and a further 12 hectares in C�tes du Rh�ne. Our primary grape varieties ("c�pages") are Grenache (80%) Cinsault (5%) Carignan (5%) Syrah (5%) Clairette et Bourboulenc (5%) of which the average age is approximately 75 years.
Hand-picked and hand-selected, the grape is vinified, transformed into wine using traditional methods in our winehouse during a minimum of 15 days (during which the temperature is closely supervised and controlled). After the passing of the winter months, the wine is now separated from its lees, to mature in oak barrels (tuns) for between 24 and 30 months for our Ch�teauneuf du Pape wine and 6 months for our C�tes du Rh�ne wines before bottling on the Domaine.
Our Ch�teauneuf du Pape which reaches its plenitude towards its fifth year, continues to please throughout its first decade and beyond according to the "mill�sime" (year) and the conditions of conservation and cellaring.
Our C�tes du Rh�ne ros�s and whites are best savoured in their first 3 years.Download our brochure in pdf format