Vallée du Rhône

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A VINEYARD CONDUCTED IN ORGANIC AGRICULTURE HALF WAY BETWEEN PROVENCE & LANGUEDOC In 1740 the de Surville family bought the Chateau de Valcombe.

Over the years and generations, the estate has been transformed into a wine-growing estate.

After World War II, Louis de Surville transmitted the estate to his nephew, Charles Ricome.

Dominique Ricome, his son, took over in 1979 with his wife Bénédicte. Basile and Nicolas joined them in 2000 and 2005.

The estate now covers 88 hectares. The Valcombe terroir is made up of rolled pebbles, alluvium from the Durance, and Rhone gravel in the deeper soils.

A fine limestone vein, unique in Costières de Nîmes, runs through our vineyard in depth. The north of the domain is the highest point of the AOP Costières de Nîmes, 110m above sea level. Valcombe benefits from sea breezes which create saline notes on the finish on the whites and freshness on the rosés.

• in red : 62% Syrah, 22% Grenache, 4% Marsellan, 2% Mourvèdre.
• in white : 3% Roussanne, 2% Marsanne, 2% Grenache Blanc, 2% Viognier, 1% Rolle.

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Located in the southern part of the Rhône Valley, Mas Carlot is a 60 ha estate planted on Rhône rolled pebble soils colored by the red clay of the Costières.

Cyril Marès is a winemaker since 1996, he has been running the vineyard of Mas Carlot with Nathalie Blanc-Marès, following her father Paul Blanc who bought this old estate in 1986.

Cyril Marès continues now alone a long tradition of seven generations of winemakers. He has kept this passion for quality and this love for his terroir where he was born.

The estate is now officially organic certified since the 2020 vintage.

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The terroirs of Gigondas form a unique geological unit. This geological originality is very rare in the Rhône Valley.

The resulting soils constitute structured and unique terroirs, for very complex wines.

Over the years and successive generations, many improvements have been made, both to the vineyard and to the estate. Indeed, my grandfather was a pioneer by planting in 1966 one of the first two plots of Syrah present in Gigondas, and my father, Bernard, continued by constantly maintaining and renovating the vineyard in which Grenache plots from 1919 and 1929 are still in production and religiously maintained.

Our 14 hectare Gigondas vineyard, which is mainly located on the slopes, is mainly composed of Grenache and Syrah.

The property also includes 2.60 hectares of Vacqueyras and 3.3 hectares of Vin de Pays, MERLOT CALADOC grape varieties that we vinify only as red wines.

All our wines are “Vegan” and come from a selection of small plots which give rise to wines of great concentration and suitable for aging.

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The North Rhône Valley, with a total of 3 600 Ha, is home of eight small appellations, all of which are more prestigious one than the other.

Christophe and Corentin PICHON vinify 18 Ha, spread over Condrieu, Côte Rôtie, Saint Joseph and Cornas. A production of white and red Vin de Pays complete the range.

Christophe and Corentin PICHON strive to offer you finesse and elegance in their wines; reflection of prestigious terroirs such as Roche Coulante in white or Côte Blonde in red.

Today the Domaine PICHON covers 5 Ha in Condrieu, 4 Ha of red Saint Joseph, 2 Ha of Saint Joseph white, 4.6 Ha of Côte Rôtie, 1 Ha of Cornas, 2.7 Ha of Vin de Pays de Collines Rhodaniennes white, 0.5 Ha in Vin de Pays Blanc (Seyssuel) and 1 Ha in Vin de Pays white (Seyssuel).

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Created in 1939 by a few vine growers from VILLEDIEU & BUISSON, it now has around 150 cooperative members.

Each parcel of vines is recorded in specifications and monitored upstream by our wine technician.

Equipped with a winemaking cellar and a modern vat room, this technology combined with our know-how allows the production of quality wines.

LES VIGNERONS DE VILLEDIEU BUISSON in 2020: 38770 hectoliters for 790 hectares of vines.

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Domaine de La Citadelle was created in 1990 by Yves Rousset-Rouard from a farm and its 8 hectares located at the foot of the village of Ménerbes.

At the end of 2022, the estate was taken over by Valérie and Yannick Panagiotis, who are committed to preserving the environment and respecting the land by adopting eco-responsible techniques.

The estate has been organically farmed since 2016 and is certified HVE.

The vineyard now totals 40 hectares of vines aged between 15 and 75 years, mainly located in the commune of Ménerbes, on the northern slopes of the Luberon.

The estate produces 5 ranges of wine. They are the fruit of several years’ work and selection. They highlight the different terroirs and the expertise of the team.

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The Domaine Lafond Roc-Epine is a family estate, started by Jean-Pierre Lafond in 1970. Shortly after, his son Pascal come to the winnery.

In 2014 and 2018, both of Pascal’s son started to work in the estate.

The vineyard is mainly Tavel with Lirac red and white, Cotes du Rhone red and Chateauneuf du Pape red.

We have the biologic certification since 2012. We produce rosé, red and white, mainly in a fruity and easy to drink style.

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Created by Etienne Grangeon in the 1950’s, today 3 generations of winegrowers share their passion and their know-how on the 42 hectares of Domaine de Cristia, spread over the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellations, Côtes-du -Rhône Villages, Côtes-du-Rhône and Vin de Pays.

Since 1999, when Baptiste and Dominique Grangeon joined their father, their priorities were to orient their work towards an optimal plot selection so as to produce high quality wines in bottles.

Located in the southern Rhône Valley, the estate is spreading more and more in the heart of the village of Courthézon, located near Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

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The vineyard : Domaine Les Hautes-Briguières is situated in the Provence area, in Mormoiron, a little village on the south side of Mount Ventoux.

The vineyard is 15 hectares (41 acres) and located on a 350 meter hill which allows the vines to benefit from maximum sun exposure.

As most of the Provence area, the soil is of chalk and clay and the plots are terraced. Our grapes are: Syrah, Grenache and Cinsault and we vinify each parcel separately depending on the type of wine we intend to make.

On the vineyard, we apply the principles of ‘reasonable agriculture’ which privileges the quality of the products and the respect of nature.

As many agricultural properties in Provence and in the Mediterranean, we also grow olive trees and cultivate cherry orchards and Muscat grapes.

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The Domaine de Boissan vineyards are situated in the area of the Dentelles de Montmirail and Mont Ventoux. It is one of the oldest domaines in the region of « Vaucluse ».

The owners, Cathy and Christian Bonfils, are both from families who have been winemakers for generations. The first winery was built in the 19th century. It was enlarged in 1898 and then in 1934.

Their new winery and cave were built in 1985 and additional cellars for the aging of the cuvees were added in 2000.

The Red, White and Rosé wines are grown on 50 hectares of vineyards spread over various terroirs belongings to « appelations villages or crus »: Gigondas, Vacqueyras, Sablet, Seguret and Villedieu.

From the commune of Carpentras comes the « Ventoux ». In these geographically diverse vineyards the grapes are harvested as they ripen. The vineyard is spread over 50 hectares: 3,2 hectares of ‘Séguret’ – 2,5 hectares of ‘vin de Pays de Vaucluse’ – 17 hectares of ‘Sablet’ – 3,5 hectares of ‘Vacqueyras’ – 9 hectares of ‘Cotes du Rhône’ and 17 hectares of ‘Gigondas’.

Cathy and Christian, and there childrens, are vintners who work closely with each stage of wine production from first growth, through harvest, vinification and aging, ever conscious of the importance of terroir and respectful of the land on which their vines are grown.

Their White wine is certified organic, the Red wine is in the process of conversion.