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My estate, which is certified organic, is one of the pioneers of agroecology in the southern Rhône Valley.This holistic approach is the bedrock of my wines. By replacing insecticides with sexual confusion, and using preparations of selected plants with care, I draw on nature’s own innate wisdom to preserve the integrity of my terroirs. The soils enriched by cover crops become a refuge for fauna, form natural defences against erosion, and are storehouses of life, regenerated by natural mulching.
But my ambitions don’t stop there. I dream of an eco-designed, autonomous cellar, integrated harmoniously into the landscape, with a green thread of hedges and trees to reinforce the ecological continuum.
I also place great importance on collective action, as an active member of national and local committees devoted to the promotion of a bold agroecological transition. Convinced of the importance of each and every action, I firmly believe that each parcel we preserve takes us a step nearer to a more sustainable and harmonious future.
My family have worked the land for four generations, at Mercurol, where my elders first planted orchards, and then vines, and it is from them that I have inherited my deep love for the earth. After 20 years as vineyard manager and cellarmaster on the family estate, I decided to follow my own star, motivated by a deep ambition to reveal with precision the emblematic plots of my vines in AOC Crozes-Hermitage, Cornas, and Hermitage. Through an exacting parcel by parcel approach, I am focussed on producing sincere, authentic wines, faithful to my vision of viticulture that is in harmony with nature.
Together we are constructing the basis of an enduring family enterprise, with the hope that both of my sons, Kylian et Tom will, in the long-term, continue and deepen this commitment to the protection of our environment. Working together with them, passing on what I have learnt, and sharing my passion, is to offer a future to this project that perpetuates my values of sincerity, integrity, and humility.
With this new project, my desire is to bring out all the qualities and the diversity of my vineyard plots in the appellations of Crozes-Hermitage, Cornas, and Hermitage. Through the unique composition of its soils and its specific orientation, each individual plot has its own extraordinary tale to tell, and it was this geological complexity and this range of expressions that led me to adopt a single vineyard approach.
This very demanding method allows each of my wines to bear the signature of its terroir, like a stamp of authenticity.
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