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Château La Rolière

Region :
Vallée du Rhône

The Domaine de La Rolière is located in Livron-sur-Drôme at the mouth of the Drôme and Rhône rivers. Its vines are located on the Brézème terroir, a hillside and a plateau exploited by only a handful of winegrowers. Produced from Syrah, Viognier, Marsanne and Roussane grapes, its wines have the typicality of the great appellations of the northern Rhône valley.

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Anecdotes about the domain

The vineyard would have been planted in 1824 and started producing around 1830. It was then a well-kept estate, efficiently drained by a judicious system of ditches, with "magnificent plantations of mulberry trees", a "beautiful walled vineyard" and a magnificent oak wood that protected the "old historic manor house" to the north. In the 1850s, the Rolière estate was recognized for its dry white wine which, when sufficiently aged, could be considered the analogue of Sherry, the French Sherry.

The domain's short story

A family story - A unique terroirMaurice Marchal has a large family...very large, with 10 girls and 1 boy! We are in 1976. At the time, he was looking for a house big enough to accommodate all his descendants. 40 years later, the adventure continues: the children and grandchildren, 190 in number today, have taken over... In the meantime, numerous developments and investments have enabled the development and continuous improvement of the quality of the wines. The 10 hectares of vines produce white, red and rosé wines. Pear trees and kiwis are also still grown here.

The winemaker's pride

Located halfway between Valence and Montélimar in the Rhone Valley, the vineyard of CHATEAU LA ROLIERE belongs to the Brézème terroir. This name is reserved for wines produced on a terroir overlooking the Drôme, in the communes of Livron-sur-Drôme and Allex. Only 8 winegrowers produce this AOP Côtes-du-Rhône Brézème, which has therefore remained very confidential. The 10 ha of vines, entirely enclosed by walls, are located in a valley facing south-south west and benefit from a continental climate with a Mediterranean influence. The soil is composed of silt and clay and covered with rolled Rhone pebbles. The property of the Marchal family, it is now cultivated with the greatest care by our winemaker Mathieu, who has been in charge for more than 5 years.