Chateau La Sable White, Cuvee Marie, Luberon

Chateau La Sable

APPELLATION: I.G.P. Méditerranée

GRAPE VARIETIES: Viognier, Marsanne, Roussanne, typical of the Rhône Valley. The vines are 15 to 25 years old. 

TERROIR: The vines are located in Cadenet (Provence), in the Luberon Natural Park. They are at an altitude of 350 meters and surrounded by olive trees and oak trees. The soil is fresh and made of clay, on terraces well windswept and facing north-west, which makes it perfectly adapted for these white grape varieties.

WINE MAKING: Hand-harvest in small cases. Hand selection of the grapes. Light pressing of whole bunches, with a pneumatic press. Alcoholic fermentation for about 2 weeks in large oak barrels (600 litres).  Aging of 8 months in the same barrels. 

TASTING NOTES: Shiny, pale yellow colour. Rich and complex, it has pear aromas and notes of elderflowers. Round on the palate with a good freshness, it has a great balance and length, with notes of pear, white flowers and toasted almonds.

The letter M comes from the vineyard location, a place called “Mauconseil”, across the road from La Sable, our original vineyard.
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Wine category
Full-Bodied White Wine
Grape
Marsanne, Roussanne, Viognier
Country
France
Region
Provence
Appellation
Luberon
Alcohol content
14%
Product code
WA-00211

Food pairing

Allium

Allium

Onion, Garlic, Shallot
Delicate Buttery Cheese

Delicate Buttery Cheese

Brie, Camembert, Époisses, Burrata
Funghi

Funghi

Porcini, Shitake, Oyster Mushroom, Button Mushroom
Nutty Hard Cheese

Nutty Hard Cheese

Gruyere, Comte, Emmental,
Shellfish

Shellfish

Lobster, Crab, Shrimp, Langoustines
White Meat

White Meat

Chicken, Pork, Chop, Tofu
The producer
Chateau La Sable

Chateau La Sable

The estate was owned for several generations by a family from Forcalquier, near Manosque.

During the 19th century, the owner, Victor-Etienne Pascal, added the two towers that give the bastide its majestic look today.

His great-grand children sold the estate in 1964 to the Lembo family, who planted the first vines then. Their son in law, Bernard Delarozière, developed the vineyard until the acquisition by Virginie and Jean-Marc in 2017

The first vines were planted in 1967, with grape varieties typical for the region: Grenache, Carignan, Syrah and Cinsault.

In 1986, a winemaking facility was built, and it became one of the first independent wineries in the Luberon appellation!

We started a full restructuring of the vineyard when we arrived. We are replanting new vines to introduce new grape varieties such as the local white ‘’Rolle’’ (also called ‘’Vermentino’’) and the aromatic ‘’Clairette’’, and the Syrah and Grenache.

And we started our journey to organic viticulture and winemaking on the whole estate since 2018.

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