THE DOMAIN:                              The Pastouret Domain is located in the Costières de Nîmes district, its vines unfolding their rows along the hillside to the South. The vineyard is situated on the parish of Bellegarde, a large borough, along the RN 113 , 17 kms south of Nîmes in the direction of Arles .. The village, founded by the Romans who planted the first vine there, nestles at the foot of the vestiges of the famous XIIth century watch tower.

The Pastouret family established their estate as early as 1908 . The vineyard, now around thirty years old and extending over 30 hectares, has been planted in the former bed of the Rhône river. It is cultivated in a natural way, with stocks originating from the area : a majority of Syrah, then Grenache, Carignan, Clairette de Bellegarde.

THE SOIL: It turns out to be a perfect soil for quality vineyards . The land of the domain unquestionably benefits from a privileged location with its blond, red and white rolled pebbles, either flat or oblong, of the Agapan Gress type, which keep the earth buried below and so perfectly capture the rays of the sun and their warmth . Thanks to the exceptional sunshine basking such a superbly oriented hillside , that quaternary Rhodanian Gress proves to be the privileged favourite soil for the vine which draws all its virtues from it and returns them back into our wine.

 

 

 

 ORGANIC WINE:                          

Michel Pastouret has always shown great passion for nature and environment. In 1995 he and his wife Jeanne decided to give a personal touch to their production and to keep their vines in harmony with their environment. Respecting Dame Nature's rights and following the principles of organic agriculture, they gave up using chemicals, weed-killers and insecticides, thus allowing their wines to bear the "organic culture" stamp . Since they assumed the organic culture technical requirements, legalised in 1997, they have been granted the AB stamp by the CONI'ROLE ECOCERT AS F32 600. Ever since , Michel and Jeanne have been continuously watching over the production of this faultless quality required by the making of organic wines. It's a warrant .

Moreover, the Domain is an A.O.C.wine as a Costières de Nîmes .

 

 WINE MAKING:

In order to preserve the specific character of soil and vine , the grapes are processed with strict ancestral know-how. They are harvested, then separated from their stalks before they follow the traditional wine-making methods in the wine cellars of the Domain.

A continuous watch is kept over the natural process . Our wines receive no addition on top of their natural components - ( no sugar ... etc). The wine is made with a modern equipment agreed by the Health Standards of the European Union, in thermo--regulated vats in which it is macerating for 15 to 35 days, according to the variety of the grapes . Some wines would age for 1 to 2 years in casks before being bottled . The annual output varies between 100 to 200.000 bottles .

 

MARKETING:

A computer system gives the Pastouret family the necessary data bases to control all activities of the domain up to a particularly efficient Customer Service .

We sell our wines on the estate itself, and also export to other European markets . For exports to Canada and Japan, please do not hesitate to consult us . Information and sales can also be achieved by means of our website enabling online orders to be treated with the cart system ( security payment through the BANQUE POPULAIRE) which is possible for each page. Information and e-mail address forms are available to each customer who can then enquire about availabilities of stock. We are selling our products in France and Europe and plan to increase our presence in other parts of the world.

All the characteristics of our wines are described in our website . Our total production is achieved by personal craftsmanship . Transport service is assured by "SOLINILO", a specialized firm, as well as by postal service - the "registered Colissimo" form is the best adapted to our needs . Carriage or postal costs as well as administration and packing costs are included in the transport charges .

 

OUR ETHICS:  Our Domain can thrive only through the assurance that the customer will receive the product of irreproachable quality he has ordered . Efficiency in our wine­making is our main priority. Michel Pastouret is the one person who guarantees that.

We, Jeanne and Michel, remain at your service. Each one, in his field within the company feels personally responsible toward the customers . This responsibility must progress constantly. Naturally drawing its inspiration from years of past experience its duty is to look toward the future. It is the oath we decided to take , sure of our exceptional know-how and anxious for enthusiastic customers to share it as they will share the qualities of this wine born from grapes grown on organically cultivated vines.

We both belong to this very limited category of craftsmen whose work and passion bring great quality products to you

                                                               

Jeanne et Michel  font partie de ces très rares artisans, dont le travail et la passion vous garantissent des produits de très grande qualité.