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About
Hubert and Geneviève COMBE are winemakers in the Vaucluse. They have three children who wish to join the family business. But the estate is very much fragmented and not big enough. So, Hubert decided to leave his native land of Violès, where so many generations have lived before him, to offer his family a new start.
At Montfrin in the Gard, he found an old estate which had been abandoned for a very long time but which he guessed was full of promises.
He bought it, and in 1983, the family crossed the river Rhone and tackled the task with courage and determination. The vineyard was totally restructured, worked, planted, the old vines of 1925 were valued, the old farmhouse was restored, the cellar was redesigned, equipped and improved. Hubert’s dream came true and the old estate turned into a beautiful property that Florent Benoit and Paul, after the sudden disappearance of their parents, continue today to exploit and value.
94 hectares in one piece, 71 of which are in production, are located on a clay and limestone soil covered with siliceous pebbles rolled by the Rhône river in the ancient geological past, which is called, in the language of insiders, a Villafranchian terrace.
A very southern location in the Côtes-du- Rhône area, since certain plots on the estate determine its southern border.
Though they are extremely exposed to the sun, to the wind (Mistral), to rare or violent rains, to extreme temperatures in summer but also in winter, all of which being harsh conditions for wine growing, our vine-yards nevertheless adapt to give grapes rich in flavors and character.
Moreover, mindful of our impact on the environment, we have always practiced a sustainable agriculture, and have met the conditions of the High Environmental Value label, level 3, for which we are certified.
94 hectares in one piece, 71 of which are in production, are located on a clay and limestone soil covered with siliceous pebbles rolled by the Rhône river in the ancient geological past, which is called, in the language of insiders, a Villafranchian terrace.
A very southern location in the Côtes-du- Rhône area, since certain plots on the estate determine its southern border.
Though they are extremely exposed to the sun, to the wind (Mistral), to rare or violent rains, to extreme temperatures in summer but also in winter, all of which being harsh conditions for wine growing, our vine-yards nevertheless adapt to give grapes rich in flavors and character.
Moreover, mindful of our impact on the environment, we have always practiced a sustainable agriculture, and have met the conditions of the High Environmental Value label, level 3, for which we are certified.
