Description
About Château de Roquefort Wines
The Château de Roquefort is ideally located in the Côtes de Provence appellation area, between the Sainte Baume massif which culminates at an altitude of 1042 meters and the Calanques National Park. The relief is made up of high plateaus, the vines are grown there organically (certified in 2006) and biodynamically at an altitude of 390 meters in the hollow of an imposing rocky cirque on terraces with clay-limestone soils.
It is a wild environment where Raimond de Villeneuve has exercised his passion, his job as a winegrower for 25 years. The terroir is precious there thanks to a microclimate created by the altitude and a North / North West exposure of the plots which bring a lot of freshness to the wines. Since 1812 many generations have preceded him, passing on land and vines to him. Today some 30 hectares work in the production of elaborate cuvées, sold to the four corners of the globe.
By their choice of culture Raimond and his faithful José maintain with precision the balance and the respect of nature, from the method of grafting to the harvest. Today nearly 40% of the area planted comes from grafting in place with a fair selection of grafts.
Five emblematic cuvées are produced, two reds: Les Mûres and Gueule de Loup; two whites: Les Genêts and Petit Salé; a rosé: Coral. Some years, when the climate allows it, an exceptional cuvée can show up. These are singular wines, not always similar from year to year. They have this common frame of freshness whatever the color, which makes them happy.
Wines that should be drunk heartily! Raimond makes a drink that reflects his temperament. These are not “serious” wines. They are for anyone who likes to “seriously” drink wine and not for those who taste with their lips, sniff and exclaim for hours!
