|
Montirius
Owners: Christine and Eric Saurel
Address: Le Devès 84260 Sarrians
Tel. 4 90 65 38 28
Direct sale:
Monday - Saturday 9.00-12.00 and 14.00-18.30
Email: montirius@wanadoo.fr
Website: http://www.montirius.com/
The property has been in the family's possession for 5 generations. The name Montirius is created from letters
of the names of Saurel's three children: Manon, Justine and Marius.
In 1986 Eric Saurel and Christine
joined Eric Saurel's father
(Max Saurel) at the domain after having finished
oenologic education.
Since
1999 all their vineyards have been certified organic by ECOCERT and biodynamic by
Biovin.
The biodynamic principles play a decisive role for the work in the fields as well
as in the vinification process in the cellar.
In 2002 a new cellar was establised - with three floors.
All grapes are destemmed. Fermentation and
maturing take place in cement tanks placed at two floors and this way the
racking is done by gravity.
Before bottling the wines removed by pumping to steel tanks at first floor for
settling until the wines seams to be in the same condition as before the
removing.
The domain covers a total of 61 ha.: 16 ha.
Gigondas, 32,5 ha. Vacqueyras, 4,5 ha. Cotes du Rhone and 9 ha. Vin du Pays
8 ha. of the vines in Gigondas are planted by Gaston Saurel in 1925.
Gigondas Terre des Aînés
80% Grenache and 20% Mourvedre.
Gigondas Confidential
80% Grenache and 20% Mourvedre.
Vacqueyras Garrigues
70% Grenache and 30% Syrah.
Vacqueyras Le Clos
50% Grenache and 50% Syrah.
Vacqueyras Blanc
25% Grenache Blanc, 25% Roussanne and 50% Bourboulenc.
Vacqueyras Rosé
Grenache, Cinsault and Syrah.
|
