A virtual tour

A nice estate in the Aix...

Château Virant is the name of the rock that overhangs the estate. You can also recognize its forms on the blazon of our property affixed on all the products marketed with the vault.

This rock was in the ancient time a place of worship. It has also been used for human habitat since the protohistoric era. It is today a site of climbing and a formidable point of view on the surroundings.

A strong challenge...

With my wife, we bought the Château Virant estate in 1974. The buildings of the " hollow " part go back to 1897, and the underground cellar, intended today for the breeding of the wines out of barrels date of 1632. Thirteen years of investments have been necessary to get the first bottle of wine.

At that time, the property counted 53 hectares. We did not know at all if we were to succeed. We began by selling our products directly at the estate. Then friends introduced us to some restaurant tenders. They immediately trusted us and promoted our products.

Then, quality rewards came in and commercial success followed. It is mainly due to the quality of our products and a special relationship that we want to create with our customers. The cellar is open every day. You are always welcome. When you come on the estate, you will visit the wine store houses and taste our products.

Fifteen people work permanently on the estate. Our children, Pascal and Christine, and theirs spouses also work on the estate Pascal is in charge of the vineyards and the olive plantation and Christine takes care of the olive oil mill.

Château Virant produces approximately 650 000 wine litters and between 15 000 and 22 000 olive oil litters every year. The production of olive oil is still very variable throughout the years.

To protect our environment, we set up a special tank to gather the used waters produced in the making of wines and olive oils and treat them in order to be able later on to use as natural fertilizers. We also have implemented a regular pedagogical follow-up to monitor the quality evolution of the vineyard soil.