Images of Côte-Rôtie
March 27, 2020
Dark schist over pale gneiss in lieu-dit La Côte Brune Looking north-east: lieu-dit Fongeant is the central slope, that becomes lieu-dit La Côte Brune further down The east-facing slope of lieu-dit La Côte Brune Jean-Paul Jamet in front of his parcel of lieu-dit La Côte Brune Lieu-dit La Landonne faces the river on a very steep slope, Ampuis in the background…
Images of Gadagne
March 13, 2020
Classic galet roulé soils of Gadagne Xavier Anglès of Domaine du Bois de Saint Jean with a stone borne papale once used by the Avignon Popes to claim ownership of a vineyard The village's full name is Châteauneuf de Gadagne, but AOC Châteauneuf-du-Pape (only 15km away) insisted only they should use the word 'Châteauneuf' on the label. Terroir is similar to…
Images of Rochegude
February 28, 2020
The Château de Rochegude in the heart of the village Sandy soils of Rochegude near the Massif d'Uchaux Domaine du Gourget Vincent Baumet with his old bushvines on Rochegude garrigues terroir, closer to Suze-la-Rousse Inside the Château de Rochegude
Images of Signargues
February 7, 2020
The galets roulés of Signargues, the same deposits as those found in Châteauneuf-du-Pape They go on for ever Jean-Marie Granier of Les Vignerons d'Estézargues, one of the best cave co-operatives in the Rhône Labels, old and new (two single estate bottlings from Les Vignerons d'Estézargues in the foreground) Francis Fabre of Domaine des Romarins and…
Images of Massif d’Uchaux
January 24, 2020
Eric Plumet of Domaine la Cabotte Domaine la Cabotte Biodynamic water dynamiser at Domaine la Cabotte Sandstone and limestone soils towards the north of Massif d'Uchaux Pebbly sand and clay lower slopes towards the south of Massif d'Uchaux Jérôme Hue of Domaine La Mas de Casalas Robert (l) and Paul (r) Charavin of Domaine des Coteaux des…
Images of Saint-Maurice
January 17, 2020
One of the few things the village of Saint-Maurice has in common with Hollywood Stony hills and valleys of Saint-Maurice Philippe Viret of Domaine Viret Spherical planting at Domaine Viret Amphorae and porcelain spheres used as fermenting vessels at Domaine Viret Thibaud Chaume of Domaine Chaume-Arnaud (l) and Adrien Fabre of Domaine la Florane (r)…
Images of Roaix
January 10, 2020
Frosty morning in Roaix Looking east over the village of Roaix to the Baronnies beyond Pebbly red and yellow clays of Roaix Damien Chave of Domaine du Bramadou at the top of the Ventabren massif, very pebbly soils Franck Molénat, president of Cave co-operative Les Vignerons de Roaix Séguret Elodie Balme of Domaine Elodie Balme Pebbly clay…
Images of Grignan-les-Adhémar
January 3, 2020
Château Bizard The grounds of Château Bizard Tanks and barrels in Château Bizard Grignan-les-Adhémar vineyards with the Lafarge concrete works in the background Garrigues vineyards in the northern part of the appellation Henri Bour of Domaine de Grangeneuve, previous president of the appellation Grignan-les-Adhémar Mélina Monteillet of…
Images of Saint-Gervais
December 27, 2019
Claire Clavel of Domaine Clavel, one of the few private estates bottling wine in AOC Saint-Gervais Frédéric Sablayrolles, Director of Production at Celliers des Chartreux on the Soleillan plateau in Saint-Gervais. They bought the local cave co-operative in 2015 and now make one white and one red AOC Saint-Gervais. Limestone soils of the Soleillan plateau, the smaller of…
Images of Suze-la-Rousse
December 20, 2019
The village of Suze-la-Rousse, Mont Ventoux in the background The Château of Suze-la-Rousse, which now houses the Université du Vin Flat, stony garrigues terroir of Suze-la-Rousse Ann Vermeersch of LePlan-Vermeersch Vincent Boyer of Domaine la Bastide and president of the appellation Suze-la-Rousse Outcrops of sand at the north of the appellation…