Our Domain

DOMAINE DES SAUVAIRE

" … and for her dowry, a vineyard in the region of Crespian".
                Marriage contract of Jean Sauvaire – 3rd April 1660.

More than 3 centuries later …

We are still working from the Le Mas de Reilhe as did our forefathers. Le Mas de Reilhe was built at the end of the 16th century, enlarged mid-17th century and then again in 1829. It has always served the agricultural world (sheep, vines, etc.) as can be seen by the vaulted barn and the stagecoach relay where the horses were changed, housing a main building with its two considerable doorways. The west wing has a square tower with a restored newel staircase that has semi-circle arched doors surrounded by a variety of different motifs.
The vines are mainly Mediterranean varieties; they grow in deep stony (sandstone) land and produce Appellation d’Origine Controlée wines, “Coteaux du Languedoc”, aging well with intense colors and aromas. Our 28-hectare vineyard is sufficiently diverse to also yield vins de Pays d’Oc, rich with local flavor.

Crespian is in the Gard (30) department, 20 km northwest of Nîmes (between Sommières and Alès) and 30 km from the sea, near the Cévenol foothills with Mont Aigoual looking down over it from the distance. The climate, not too wet and not too dry, is well-suited to vine and grape growing and encourages optimum maturity with minimum treatment.

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