Anecdotes about the domain
We work the vineyard and the soil in agrobiology and biodynamics, thus allowing us to reach a quest for digestibility and sincerity. We plough lightly in winter and/or spring, the grassing is done in a natural way, with a mowing during summer. We carry out phytotherapeutic treatments in addition to sulfur, biodynamic sprays (500 essentially). The harvest is transported in small crates from the stump to the cellar.
The domain's short story
I started the adventure alone on a whim in 2003, with 6.5 hectares. Today, there are three of us on the estate and we work about thirty parcels for about fifteen hectares with love and respect for life and balance. The commune of Calce is a piece of limestone torn from the Corbières and fractured by the birth of the Pyrenees. The numerous vertical faults which cross this causse, gave birth to multiple valleys oriented East/West where the declensions of calcareous, marly then schistous soils can be read to the meter.
The winemaker's pride
The Padié estate mainly produces wines made from blends of grape varieties and terroirs. These are wines that are complex. For red wines, they use 4 grape varieties: Carignan, Grenache Noir, Syrah and Mourvèdre and for white wines, 3 grape varieties: Maccabeu, Grenache Blanc and Gris. The very strong wind regime (tramontane and marine) on this small promontory allows us to have a naturally fresh balance in these Mediterranean wines.
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