Domaine Gramenon

Michèle Aubéry and Maxime-François Laurent

The story of Domaine Gramenon began in 1978, in the Drôme provençale. In Montbrison-sur-Lez, to be precise, Philippe Laurent and Michèle Aubéry-Laurent bought an old farmhouse with a dozen hectares of vines at 350 m altitude (hello, freshness). From the start, the couple wanted to be as respectful as possible of living things, so they chose organic farming.

The land of Domaine Gramenon

Domaine Gramenon speaks first through its soils. Their history is long and rich, shaped by the sea that covered the land millions of years ago. Michèle Aubéry-Laurent explains that her vines sit on three distinct geological formations in the Valréas basin: Gramenon (siliceous sandstone and shell soils), Valréas (sand and pebbles under a clay-sand surface) and Vinsobres (clay and whitish marl). Thanks to this diversity of soils, the wines of Domaine Gramenon each have a very specific character. Every cuvée comes from an exceptional, unique terroir, giving rare wines considered little gems. Over the years they become ever more refined and elegant. The expression of the terroir is pure, and at epi-curieux.com that is exactly what we love: stories to share and wines full of emotion. To preserve the exceptional quality of their vine stock, Michèle Aubéry-Laurent and her son plant vines that have first been rigorously sorted and selected.

The cuvées of Domaine Gramenon

Maxime-François Laurent started a small négoce business as soon as he arrived. The grapes come from the plots of a neighbouring grower who also works with the utmost respect for the environment, and the wines are made with the same rigour as those of Domaine Gramenon. Epi-curieux.com selected the Côtes du Rhône Rubiconde, from Grenache vines aged 50 to 80 years, aged for 8 months in demi-muids. A wine full of freshness and intensity!
As a blend, there is the Côtes du Rhône Il Fait Soif, made from Grenache, Syrah and a touch of Cinsault. 6 months in tank give this wine for sharing with friends maximum juiciness!
Legendary Côtes du Rhône from an estate that needs no introduction among purists: let yourself be tempted by this unique expression of Grenache.