Domaine du Clos Gautier

The Domaine was born from the will of its founder, and previous owner in 2003, to leave all his business to embark on this incredible adventure. In 2011, the current owner, Mr Pedini, falls in love with the place and the wines and shares this with the greatest number by developing it. He relies on a new team led by Paul Zussini, Director of Operations with remarkable references, and on Christophe Bernard, a new consultant oenologist whose success over the last 20 years in being at the top of the rosé wines of Provence is no longer to be proven. A new leap in quality will put the Domaine at the top of the appellation's rankings.
The Domaine Clos Gautier is located on Trias soils whose particularity is a patchwork of acidic and calcareous soils, sometimes on the same parcel. As the estate is divided into 4 distinct parcels, this gives us a real complexity and a great variety of aromas depending on the parcel.
For the last 4 years we have been trying to put our soils back into microbiological activity. Organic amendment every winter, soil decompacting, mechanical weeding.
After flowering, the protection of the vineyard is ensured with products approved for organic cultivation, and the two previous treatments are adapted to the development of the vegetation.
Our PDO plots are mainly located on hillsides, at the highest point of Carcès. Benefiting from good exposure and natural drainage, these vines express all the complexity of our terroir.
The clayey subsoil keeps the roots cool and allows us to benefit from a regular ripening of the bunches without hydric stress.
The Domaine Clos Gautier has also been rewarded for its numerous initiatives towards the environment, which have been carried out for several years, with the obtaining of HVE3 certification in 2020 and the switch to renewable energy (100% of the electricity consumed comes from renewable energy sources).

Our story

We want to write the history of the Domaine first of all for others: the lovers of our wines, the future generations, hoping that the Domaine will now be passed on from generation to generation. And that starts with the march towards HVE (High Environmental Value). Since 2013, we have been preparing for this by eliminating all treatments with synthetic products after flowering, by mechanically weeding, by bringing in natural amendments to boost the biological life of our soils; and in 2020, it is the consecration with the obtaining of this famous sesame: HVE Level 3 Certification. But we want this story to be part of modernity: a strong link between the city and the countryside, which is reflected in bottle designs aimed at new generations or new ways of drinking rosé.