Château Gabriel is a 10-hectare family estate in Le Cannet des Maures. The estate has been using organic farming methods since 2011.
History
Hélène and Jacques Arizzi's family business on the road to Le Thoronet in Le Cannet-des-Maures was taken over in the mid-2000s by their son Gabriel, who left the cooperative to create the eponymous estate.
Vineyard and terroir
Gabriel has converted his dozen hectares of vines to organic farming, benefiting from an exceptionally sunny microclimate in the heart of the Var. in the heart of the Var. The stony red-clay soil, rich in bauxite, keeps the water in when it rains and concentrates the aromas, giving the wines a richness of flavour. and concentrate the aromas, giving the wines great energy.
The absence of synthetic weedkillers, fungicides or insecticides, and the use of organic soil improvers form the basis of this ‘organic viticulture’.
Vinification
The grapes are harvested mainly by hand once the berries have reached full ripeness. The harvest is systematically sorted and destemmed.
Gentle pressing extracts the free-run juice, which is then separated from the press juice.
