Biodyvin

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Winegrowers/ Anne-Marie CHARMOLÜE Château ROMANIN Route de Cavaillon CS 7000 13210 ST REMY DE PROVENCE Cedex Tél +33 (0)4 90 92 45 87 https://www.facebook.com/ChateauRomanin/ https://www.instagram.com/chateau_romanin_official/ www.chateauromanin.com

Region/ Provence Appelation/ AOP Les Baux-de-Provence et IGP Alpilles Entry date SIVCBD/ 2002 Biodyvin's Label/ Biodyvin certified Code Adhérent/ 17

Philosophy of the vine

In 2006, Anne-Marie and Jean-Louis Charmolüe, visiting Provence on a regular basis, came across the remarkable site of Château Romanin: it was love at first sight. Former owners of Château Montrose (Second Grand Cru Classé of Saint-Estèphe, Bordeaux), they took up a dual challenge: to write a new chapter in the history of Château Romanin and produce exceptional wines. The area was renowned since Greek times with the famous Theopolis wine.
The couple embarked upon a journey combining the precision and high standards inherent to the most prestigious vineyards. The perfect balance was achieved for red, white and rosé wines, which express the typicity of the soil and microclimate of the Alpilles, deep and full-bodied, olive oils with typical Provence aromas, as well as a Marc de Provence brandy revealing its aromatic complexity. With ruins of a 13th century castle overlooking the vineyard, the wines of Château Romanin mature in a Cathedral-Cellar, dug inside the rock of the Alpilles mountains.
Today, Anne-Marie Charmolüe, owner and manager of Château Romanin, driven by her passion and sense of duty, carries on this quest for excellence.

Philosophy of the winemaker

The winery produces 45% of red wines, 40% of rosés and 15% of white wines. Noble and expressive red grape varieties are used: Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Mourvèdre, Grenache and Counoise. White grape varieties, Vermentino and Roussanne were already present on the estate; white Grenache and Clairette were added and allowed Château Romanin to acquire the Baux-de-Provence PDO certification for white wines.
Château Romanin has been using biodynamics for more than thirty years. It follows the rigorous cahiers des charges of Demeter for its red wines, and Biodyvin for its reds, whites and rosés.
The vineyard is conducted in accordance with biodynamic principles, without chemical weed killers, but rather with preparations based on plants and minerals, bouillie bordelaise, sulphur, horsetail and valerian decoctions.