Jean-Michel and Frédéric Vache.
Quartier les Cazaux, 84190 Vacqueyras
Tel. 490 65 85 83
Direct sale: Monday - Saturday 9.00-12.00 and 14.00-18.30
Email: closdescazaux@wanadoo.fr
Website: http://www.closdescazaux.fr

The families Vache and Archimbaud have grown vines in the Vacqueyras area for 3 centuries. In 1936 the owner was Gabriel Archimbaud. He participated in the process of the creation of the Cotes du Rhone appellation and he named his own domain Clos des Cazaux. His granddaughter married Maurice Vache, her two sons Jean-Michel and Frédéric Vache run the domain today and is 5th generation of pure vignerons.

The total area of the property is 40 ha: 22 ha Vacqueyras, 16 ha Gigondas and 2 ha Cotes du Rhone. 
Bottled at the domain: 1000 hl, sold to the cooperative or negociant 600 hl.

Wines:

Gigondas (Cuvée de la Tour Sarrazine)
75% Grenache, 15% Syrah and 10% Mourvedre.
30-60-years old vines grown in altitude 200-300 m on the slopes of Montmirail.

Gigondas Prestige
Mainly Syrah and small shares of Mourvèdre and Grenache. Aged in wood.

Vacqueyras Cuvée Saint Roch
65% Grenache, 30% Syrah and 5% Mourvèdre. 30-60-years-old vine around the domain.

Vacqueyras Cuvée des Templiers
Mainly Syrah and some Grenache.

Vacqueyras Cuvée Grenat Noble
About 25% of the blend is late harvested Grenache with pourriture noble.
Made only in vintages where the weather allow this attack of noble rot.

Vacqueyras Rosé
50% Grenache og 50% Syrah.

Vacqueyras Blanc Cuvée des Clefs d' Or
60% Clairette, 20% Grenache Blanc and 20% Roussanne.

Vacqueyras Blanc Vieilles Vignes
40% Clairette, 30% Roussane, 20% Grenache Blanc and 10% Viognier.
40% aged in new barrels.

Cotes du Rhone
85% Grenache, 10% Syrah and 5% Cinsault. From 5-15-years-old vines situated in Gigondas or Vacqueyras.

Les Grains de Novembre
Sweet wine from late harvested Grenache Blanc with pourriture noble. Aged in barrels for two years.

.The Vache family. Jean-Michel (second from the left) and Frédéric (right)
Photo belongs to the domain.