Philippe Gaillard et François Gilbert

Château Gilbert & Gaillard

Region :
Languedoc
APPELLATION :
Languedoc, Saint Chinian, Pays d'Oc

Château Gilbert & Gaillard is anchored in the heart of the garrigue in a park classified Nature 2 000 in the Saint-Chinian appellation in Languedoc Roussillon.

Anecdotes about the domain

The passion for wine has always accompanied us. I come from a family of winemakers in the Loire Valley in Touraine. François Gilbert, obtained his degree in geography by writing a thesis detailing the different terroirs of the Languedoc. We became friends while making wine in Bordeaux in 1987. Afterwards, we set up the Gilbert & Gaillard international tasting group. It was the opportunity to acquire this exceptional hillside that pushed us to return to the terroir, with this irresistible desire to put our know-how into practice and to highlight all the richness of our appellations. To be a winemaker is to question oneself, to understand, to listen, and to be aware that all this does not really belong to us. We are just passing through, and must therefore make our wine with respect for the environment.

The domain's short story

Château Gilbert & Gaillard was born from our encounter with an exceptional terroir; a limestone plateau on a hillside at an altitude of 200 meters located in the south of the Saint-Chinian appellation. Our philosophy? To express all the quintessence of our terroir, from the vine to the consumer. When we discovered this terroir, we understood that we had the opportunity to create a great vintage served by minerality, freshness and elegance, and we do everything possible to produce it in the respect of our environment.

The winemaker's pride

Château Gilbert & Gaillard belongs, as its name suggests, to the two international tasters. Its surface area is 15 hectares and it is located at the extreme south of the Saint-Chinian appellation on a limestone plateau on hillsides at an altitude of 200 metres within a natural park classified as Natura 2000. It is a family and artisanal estate, where the vines are grown in an environmentally friendly way. For information, part of the vineyard's soil is worked on horseback. And if you stop at the estate, you could have the chance to visit the vineyard in a horse-drawn carriage, all the work done has only one objective, to highlight our terroir and share our passion for this magnificent product, representative of our heritage, wine.