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Terroir

Terraces, the cradle of an exceptional wine

Located at Beausset, on the territory of the Bandol appellation, cradle of the most beautiful red wines of Provence, La Font des Pères benefits from a unique terroir. It has two hundred steep terraces, called restanques, where the vines are planted in only two rows for the most part.

Five kilometers from one of the most beautiful coasts of the Mediterranean sea, as the crow flies, the estate benefits from the maritime influence, while taking advantage of the sunny, dry and windy climate of Provence. This maritime influence is decisive for the blooming of the grape variety of the appellation, Mourvèdre.

Exposed to the north, a pledge of freshness and elegance, the vines plunge their roots into the stony soil of plots dedicated to red wines, located between 250 and 350 meters above sea level. The plots below are rather dedicated to whites and rosés, where the soil is richer but the terraces remain extremely draining.

« The steep slope forces us to work caterpillar tractor. Yields are far from reaching those, however strict, of the appellation. However, we forget about these constraints when amateurs are astonished by the freshness and the elegance of our wines!» , underlines Philippe Chauvin.  «The parcels acquired in 2016 in Côtes de Provence, Ginestés, Mont Ventoux IGP and La Reppe, located in the plain, do not have these exceptional characteristics. For a first vintage, our work, with limited yields and age of the vines, gives us quite amazing results !  ».

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