Vivien et Marie Roussignol et Toussaint
Domaine des Païssels
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The païssels is the traditional name of the chestnut stakes who support the young vines in Occitan. Marie and Vivien, oenological agronomists, who studied from Australia to California, also acquired the French specificities by having vinified in Alsace, Champagne or Corsica. An immense experience that made them prefer Languedoc and its terroirs of schist and character.
Anecdotes about the domain
"The vineyard is planted on schist slopes which give our wines a strong identity. The old vines, deeply rooted, offer fleshy, balanced wines with silky tannins. We are committed to respecting and caring for the environment and have in fact placed beehives around our vineyards for several years."
The domain's short story
"After having vinified in several vineyards in France and elsewhere, we settled in 2011 in the Saint-Chinian region where Vivien is from. We started to cultivate some old vines on the schist slopes and reopened the family cellar that had been closed for more than 15 years. Today the vineyard has 4 ha of old vines of Carignan, Syrah, Mourvèdre and Grenache. We are gradually expanding this young estate by looking for the best plots of this exceptional terroir."
The winemaker's pride
Old vines pruned in gobelet on schist slopes.
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