Clos Rocailleux - Luc Bontemps & Lucinda Terreyre
Located on the Cordais plateau, at an altitude of 300m on limestone soils, the Clos Rocailleux is a 7-hectare estate. The grape varieties are mainly indigenous: Loin-de-l’œil, Mauzac for the whites; Braucol and Duras for the reds. Muscadelle and Syrah enrich this aromatic palette.
Le Clos Rocailleux has been certified in Organic Agriculture since 2021.
Beyond this label, the work in the vineyard aims to promote a virtuous ecosystem.
After the harvest, one row out of two remains grassed while in the other, a plant cover is sown; in the spring, it is laid down to provide organic matter. Meadows separate the different plots and the mowing is late, thus promoting biodiversity and a project to plant fruit trees is being developed.
This philosophy is reflected in the cellar: the wines are vinified naturally (indigenous yeasts) with a minimum of intervention in order to preserve all the authenticity of the grape varieties and soils. The harvest is manual to ensure a healthy harvest, to keep the berries intact but also to prolong the life of the vines.