What would you do with a weight of 8 generations of ancestors who before you, held the family estate? Alban, as "frank of feet" as his prephiloxerous vines, chose to assume his ambitions and took over the estate from his great-aunt after his father. He introduced new winemaking techniques with a minimum of inputs to respect the grapes. Some magnificent schist slopes are offered to us in his vintages, what a punch!
Anecdotes about the domain
"The vineyard is entirely managed in Organic Agriculture, the grape harvest is done only by hand while the wine making is the fruit of Alban's work. The wine is a product of sharing and conviviality, it is produced with the greatest respect for the raw material that is the grape, the vinification is done with a minimum of inputs. The work of the vines is done with the greatest respect for the environment (suppression of weed killers, use of natural products such as sulfur or copper). We wish that the passion which animates us, the love which we carry to our soil and our vines is appreciated in each of our bottles. To transport you to each tasting in our Corbières, to bring you a moment of escape and pleasure will be the most beautiful recognition! An exceptional terroir, Schist soils, a strict Mediterranean climate, a powerful and regular wind, old vines... From this authentic and wild nature, which we want to preserve, our wines acquire characteristic aromas of red and black fruits which define us.
The domain's short story
Mrs. Adrienne Lerys, owner of the estate, bequeathed it to her godson Mr. Izard. In 2004, Alban Izard, her grandson, took over the reins of the estate with new ambitions and new wine-making techniques for the greater pleasure of connoisseurs. A family estate since 1861, Alban is the 8th generation of winegrowers working the vines on the schistose hillsides of Villeneuve. Today he manages 60 hectares of vines and produces wines in AOP Fitou, Muscat de Rivesaltes, Rivesaltes and Corbières, as well as IGP Vallée du Paradis.
The winemaker's pride
What would you do with a weight of 8 generations of ancestors who before you, held the family estate? Alban, as "frank of feet" as his prephiloxerous vines, chose to assume his ambitions and took over the estate from his great-aunt after his father. He introduced new winemaking techniques with a minimum of inputs to respect the grapes. Some magnificent schist slopes are offered to us in his vintages, what a punch!
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