Account
The LAURIBERT
domain has been run by the family for now 5 generations.
Before, the totality of the vintagings was brought to the cooperative
cellar. But since 1997 Laurent SOURDON has decided to make his
own team and too bring the wine production to a successful conclusion
despite the complexity of the task.
Lauribert is a name, composed by some letters from the active
members' family surnames: LAUrent, MaRIE et RoBERT.
Geographic
situation
The
LAURIBERT Domain can be found in the Popes' Enclave in Visan
and Valréas.
Production
The domain produces approximately 2 600 hl with 54 hectares
shared in Côtes du Rhône, Côtes du Rhône-Villages (2 000 hl)
and Vin
de Pays de Vaucluse (600 hl).
Vines
The vines of the Domain are composed of 70% of Grenache, 10%
of Carignan and 5% of Cinsaut. The Grenache Syrah and Cinsaut
are dressed in cup or established wire in cord of Royat with
an elevating wire system. The Carignan is dressed in cup.
Vineyard
The age of the vineyard is shared like that :
35% are older than 30, 35% are between 10 and 30 years, old
30% are younger than 10 years old.
For the latter it's a program of replanting with a politics of
qualitative vines like Syrah for example.
Characteristics
The vines Syrah and Grenache are separately wine-made before
being blended after fermentation. Grapes are picked off at 100%
and soak between 7 or 12 days at a temperature peaked at 30°
C.
The domain politics
Systematic research of not important yield favouring the quality.
Maximum utilisation of natural products of treatment like sulphur
and the "bouillie Bordelaise". Training of the vine
on elevating wire in order to obtain a consequent foliage necessary
to photosynthesis. Practical of stripping at the end of August
at the beginning of September. Study of the maturity of the vintage.
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Robert SOURDON
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le grenache
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la marsanne |
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la roussanne |
la syrah |
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la naissance d'un
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Visan and Valréas can be
found in l'Enclave des Papes( the Popes' Enclave). The origin
of the Enclave goes back to the Middle Ages. At this time, the
Popes would purchase lands around Avignon in order to extend
their estates and consequently earn more money. That's how they
became the owners of Richerenches, Valréas, Visan, and
Grillon. The joining together of these villages formed from that
moment a papal enclave in the territory of the future kingdom
of France. L'Enclave des Papes was born. It remained an enclave
until the French Revolution ordered it to be reunited with the
department of Vaucluse, thus remaining an enclave in the department
of the Drôme. Due to it's rich historic past , the Enclave
des Papes today is a real living historical monument.
The quality of the wine
is due to many elements, but its personality mainly comes from
the grape variety and the soil. Indeed the same grape variety
will produce wines with different personalities from one
soil to another. In the same way, different grape varieties shared
over the same soil will give diverse personalities to the wines.
Generations and generations of experience in this field has yielded
precious information and showed that some grape varieties are
best suited to some specific soils.
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Domaine des
LAURIBERT
à VISAN (Vaucluse) Tél. : 33 (0) 490 352 682 -
Fax : 33 (0) 490 374 098 - Mail : contact@lauribert.com |
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