Eric Fabré, ex Technical Director at Lafite Rothschild, purchased this estate in 2001, ending his search for the best terroir for Mourvèdre in France. Recognising the potential of this grape with warming temperatures and increasingly dry summers, Eric and his son Vianney have been re-planting Mourvèdre and reinvigorating the soil life in the vineyards on their 35ha estate. The vines sit on the limestone and sandy soils of the famous elevated hill of La Clape. The dry north-westerly blows’ through the herb scented terrain, wafting Thyme and Rosemary into the vineyards below. This ‘garrigue’ adds another dimension to the wines. In the vineyards, they focus on natural treatments such as pine resin over herbicides. The vineyards will be certified organic next year. Intervention is low in the winery, the classique range is aged in concrete tanks and the age-worthy Grand Vin spends time in one-year-old barrels sourced from the hallowed cellars of Lafite.