Terroir is a combination of soil, climate and man’s know-how. It’s impossible to make the best wine. Trying to get the best possible snapshot of a terroir is the art of the vintner. It’s not about making technical wines, but serving the terroir. Allowing it to express itself truthfully. Man can make or destroy a terroir.
Our terroirs
Rhône Valley
250 km covering 250 cities, the vineyards of the Rhône Valley wind around a fluid axis : the Rhone. With over 2 000 years of history, from Vienne to Nîmes and Avignon, via the Luberon, on both banks of the river-king are multiplying the wealth of soils.
Roussillon
On the one hand bordered by high reliefs often difficult to cross ; and on the other by the Mediterranean, all the appellations of Roussillon receive a pronounced sunshine. Their pronounced characters radiate in France and abroad.
Provence
Provence includes 3 appellations : Côtes-de-Provence, Côteaux d’Aix-en-Provence and Coteaux Varois-en-Provence. They cover 26 680 hectares spread over 3 departements : Bouches-du-Rhône, Var and Alpes Maritimes. Its wines are exported all over the world. The most ardent consumers are American, Engligh and Belgian. Here, on a sun-drenched land, vineyards are living with orchards, lavender field and olive trees.
Rhine Basin, Alsace - Germany
In the vineyards, the hot, dry summers, with the rough winters and the cool spring nights help the vines to synthesize the aromas. The vineyards, due to their particularity high elevation, receive an optimum amount of sunshine. Granite, limestone, clay, schist and sandstone, numerous grape varieties thrive here. This rich mosaic gives birth to strong mineral wines with sharp personalities.
Beaujolais - Burgundy
One of the oldest vineyards in France, the Bourgogne’s wines cover 28 841 hectares. The landscapes were shaped in the Middle Ages by the monks and then the Dukes of Burgundy. Here, we are not talking about “terroirs” but “climates”. We can count them by hundreds and they are a source of wealth for Burgundy wines.
Portugal - Douro
In Portugal, the viticulture was introduced in antiquity. Vineyards go through the ages to create in 1756 the first appellation in the world: the Douro. The Mediterranean climate became, according to the geographical zones, an oceanic climate. The exceptional sunshine and the richness of the soils give to the Portuguese wines all their powers and complexities.
Spain - Rueda
First established in western Andalusia, the cultivation of vines quickly gaining ground all over Spain. The vast majority of the Spanish vineyard benefits from a dry and very hot continental climate. Today, it is one of the biggest vineyard of the world, and the Quality of its wines is recognized worldwide.
Spain - Ribera del Duero
First established in western Andalusia, the cultivation of vines quickly gaining ground all over Spain. The vast majority of the Spanish vineyard benefits from a dry and very hot continental climate. Today, it is one of the biggest vineyard of the world, and the Quality of its wines is recognized worldwide.
Australia - Victoria
On the oldest continent of the world, vines were introduced in 1788, concentred mainly in the south of the country. Here, they enjoy of a beautiful sunshine and a relativity cool climate. Fauna and flora make these soils rich: the vineyard, bordered by eucalyptus are regularly visited by kangaroos.
