Sisters Lucie Fourel and Nancy Cellier own and run this small, organic estate in the hamlet of Mercurol, just outside Tain l’Hermitage. Having sold their quality grapes to a local co-operative for many years, the sisters started making their own wines in 2010. The wines ferment using only the native grape yeasts, with no chaptalisation or acidification and sulphur additions are minimal. "In the constant pursuit of the respect of the environment, our interventions in the vines, as in the cellar, are simply to accompany the grapes, then the wine, towards it's most authentic expression"
The estate is certified organic by Ecocert. Harvesting is carried out manually and there is a respectful, hands-off approach to winemaking.