-
construction of the cellar on the domain
- restructuration of the vineyard in accordance with the specificities
of each soil and end of the use of chemicals and weed-killer
2004 :
- creation of an underground storehouse for maturing the wine
- the complete « Les Classiques » series (3 red, 1 white and 1 rosé) is
issued
2005 :
-1st selection for the « Les Confidentielles » series
2007 :
- Florence, my wife, joins the domain
2008 :
- the domain obtains the Ecocert certification
2009 :
- we start making our own compost in accordance with the priciples of
biodynamic
- the complete « Les Confidentielles » series (1 red and 1 white; a
rosé vintage is planned for 2010) is issued
Today, the Château de la Selve is:
a team of 7 people all year long plus a seasonal staff of a dozen
people who work from the winter solstice (late december) to the summer
solstice (late june);
40 hectares and 6 different grape varieties: Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault,
Merlot and Cabernet-Sauvignon for red wines and Viognier for white
wines;
an organic and biodynamic culture with no chemical fertilizer, no
weed-killer and no insecticide since 2002 and the obtention of the
ECOCERT certification in 2008;
a very specific attention given to the balance and the life of soils;
a naturally low yield (around 38 hl/hectare);
choices that make it possible to extract as much minerality and
expression from the soil and give vivacious wines a high delicacy and a
subtle complexity.
from the left to the right :
Stéphane,
Pedro, Ben, Antonin, Benoît & Florence,
Olivier, in New York for us until September 2010, is not on the picture!
a team of 7 people all year long plus a seasonal staff of a dozen
people who work from the winter solstice (late december) to the summer
solstice (late june);
