HISTORY & LOCATION
Bordered by "Via Domitia", crossed by the path of "salt"
and that of the "fishmonger", the domain "La Grangette"
has a heavy historic past. In the Middle Ages, the grounds formed part
of the seigneury of the Baron de Guers. They were cultivated
of cereals and of alfalfa, to nourish the significant cavalry
of the castle (from where its name Grangette, small barn). The
vine was cultivated there on some pieces; very old tanks, one-meter
thick, attest work of the wine well before the Revolution.
Located between Méditerannée and Cevennes bordered by south
with the the bassin de THAU and by north with the historic city of
PEZENAS , DOMAINE LA GRANGETTE is in the center of PICPOUL DE PINET A.O.C.
zone.
ThePicpoul de Pinet is elaborated with monocepage grapes called "Piquepoul"
pique (as pike) and maternal (poule as mother hen).
This cepage represents 15% of the DOMAINE
Located on an exceptional soil made with
a set of limestone grounds, coming from marl and sandstone
"garrigues",and grounds
made of conglomerates of medium to strong stones. The
Domaine has the high advantage of being under two influences :south orientation
and sea neighbourhood.
In order to preserve our privileged environment we manage to keep a balance
between the animal life which helps us and the growing upvermin of the wineyard.
Mechanical labour associated with organic inprovement contribute to an underground
repopulation of the underground vineyard associated with the surrounding
garrigues in order to maintain a balanced ecosystem
FOUR YEARS AFTER
Since 2001 we
manage the Domaine our efforts are rewarded with 4 wines :
Rouge Franc
VDP D'OC 2001
- Grape variety : Cabernet Franc : one star in " guide Hachette 2003"
L'enfant terrible
A.O.C. Coteaux
du Languedoc - Picpoul de Pinet 2002 :
- silver
medal in "concours général agricole de Paris" in 2005
competition
- Selection
in " guide Hachette" 2004, 2005
- golden
medal in "concours général agricole de Paris" in 2003
competition
La part des anges - Red wine
VDP D'OC 2001
- Syrah Grenache -golden medal in "concours des grands vins du Languedoc
Roussillon 2003" competition
La part du diable - Red wine
VDP D'OC 2005
- 100% Syrah -golden medal in "concours des grands vins du Languedoc
Roussillon 2007" competition
