In 1978, Michèle Aubéry-Laurent and Phillipe Laurent decided to buy 12 hectares of old vines in the heart of the Drôme Provençale at Montbrison-sur-lez to create Domaine Gramenon. The Domaine’s distinguished reputation is based on the unique character of its terroirs. Situated on a limestone bar at an altitude of 350 meters, this distinctive location imparts an essential freshness to the wines produced.
Domaine has switched to biodynamic farming in 2007 letting the wines to articulate their own fruity, gourmet character. Most of the red grapes are Grenache, which is assuredly the best suited variety to the altitude of the estate, with a quarter of Syrah. Viognier and Clairette are also grown to produce the estate’s white wines.
The grapes are harvested by hand, no additives are added and sulphite is only added when necessary. The cuvées La Vie On y Est, La Sagesse, La Papesse, Sierra du Sud, Poignée de raisin… perfectly illustrate the philosophy and quality of the estate.
Harvest is done manually with no chemical supplements added, however, sulphite can be added only in necessary cases. The cuvées such as La Vie On y Est, La Sagesse, La Papesse, Sierra du Sud, Poignée de raisin… impeccably exemplify the philosophy and excellence of the estate.
Moreover, in 2007, one of the three sons joined the adventure and acquired 5.5 hectares between Valréas and Vinsobre aiming to develop wine merchant business. This led to the creation of wines such as Qu’il fait soif, Champsaurel, Rubiconde and Pantomine, all produced by Maxime-François Laurent.
