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Michel Gassier joined the Château de Nages in 1993 and took over the management of the family estate on a full-time basis. He is the fourth generation to manage the family estate. He is doing his utmost to make it a first class organic estate.
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Michel Gassier joined the Château de Nages in 1993 and took over the management of the family estate on a full-time basis. He is doing everything possible to make it a premium organic estate in the Rhone Valley. For Michel Gassier, "you don't inherit land, you borrow it from your children". This is why the vineyard has been managed organically for many years now. Michel was joined by his youngest daughter Isabel in 2022, who is passionate about regenerative agriculture. Her project is to progressively evolve the practices in order to improve the life and fertility of the soil, as well as the resilience of the vines.
"Even after thirty or so vinifications, we sometimes have doubts: in the vineyard and in the cellar, have we made the right choices?
The quest for quality is long and not without its difficulties; a requirement that demands constant questioning. Today, I am proud of the path we have travelled together.
What motivates me at my age is the transmission between my teams, my children and myself. As time goes by, the new generation takes its place and begins to express itself in the heart of a healthy domain that adapts to the times.
Eager to go further, and thanks to Isabel's enthusiasm and experience, we launched ourselves into Regenerative Agriculture. Convinced of its benefits for our vines and our planet, this project is based on 6 key principles:
> Minimize tillage>
Diversify crops>
Develop a permanent vegetation cover>
Maintain living roots all year long>
Integrate animals in our crops>
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, the first conclusive results on biodiversity and soil enrichment encourage us to continue our approach and I know that I can count on Isabel to stay the course.
We are investing over the next 10 years to see the benefits of such a project. Isabel would even tell you that "it's the project of a lifetime!
For Michel Gassier, "you don't inherit land, you borrow it from your children". This is why they have been conducting their vineyard in organic agriculture for many years now. This ethic is the basis of their culture, from the vineyard, to the cellar, to the bottling... for the greatest respect of our environment.