Our vintages are the fruit of four very specific terroirs, combining aromatic power and fineness.

Clay and carbonated marls appear around La Machotte. 108-113 millions years old (Superior Cretaceous period, Aptien), they are the only ones in all Gigondas terroir. Sandier, they are less sensitive to the hydraulic variation and bring a potential alcohol level and a sugar/sourness rate quite important. The Grenache expression on these soils gives us nicely spicy wines.

The sandy and calcareous molasses around La Romane are very light soils, quite warm and also resistant to the drought. 90-120 millions years old and nowhere else in Gigondas, they supply musts rich in tannins and in concentrated coloring pigments. On surface, pebbles facilitate water infiltration, limit the evaporation and restore the heat at night. Under them, marls retain the humidity and prevent hydric stress.

Massive limestone delimiting the domain on the North and South, give rapes rich in acids and in tannins.

Colluviums are more recent soils coming from erosion (Quaternary era). They give musts with a high rate of sugar/sourness and powerful tannins.

* According to the study of Cédric FERMOND & Benoît NAGEL – Géologie et Terroirs des communes de Gigondas, Sablet et Vacqueyras – ENS Géologie, 1999.