|
About us
Date of Creation : 1957
Some Figures :
Average yield per year : approximately 15000 hectolitres of which more than 60% are classed A.O.C.
Storage capacity : 30.000 hectolitres of which more than 90% are stored in stainless steel, and coated concrete vats.
Area under cultivation : approximately 350 hectares including more than 70 % of Muscat de Lunel classed A.O.C..
Number of winegrowers
: 92
Our key product : Muscat de Lunel
Appellation area, 4 villages : Lunel, Lunel-Viel, Vérargues and Saturargues
Terroir : Stoneware
(Large rounded pebbles of Alpine Diluvium, known locally as “galets”)
Vine : 100% “Muscat blanc à petits grains”
Maximum yield : 30 hectolitres/ha
Minimum potential alcohol level : 15% vol.
Minimum amount of natural sugar : 125g/l
Others productions : They are essentially dry white wines of Vins de Pays d’Oc,
Chardonnay,
Muscat sec, etc...
 |
|
 |
|
Some of our last awards
:
Golden medal : in the 9th "Concours Mondial de Bruxelles", in April, 2002, A.O.C. Muscat de Lunel, Château
Tour de Farges.
Silver medal
: "Muscats du Monde", in July, 2002, A.O.C.
Muscat de Lunel, Autumn harvests.
Silver medal
: "Concours Général Agricole" of Paris, in February, 2002, A.O.C. Muscat de Lunel, Château
de la Devèze.
Golden medal : "Concours des Vins", Epreuve CEPAGE in April, 2002, Vin de Pays d’ Oc Doux, Cuvée
des 3 Maries.
Silver medal
: "Concours Général du Languedoc Roussillon", in April, 2003, A.O.C. Muscat de Lunel, Château
Tour de Farges. |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|