THE VINEYARD

Domaine de Saint-Cels is located 30 km west of Béziers in Languedoc in the heart of the Saint-Chinian appellation.
Like a patchwork, our vineyard of 80 ha extends on the villages of Saint-Chinian, Murviel les Béziers and Assignan, thus offering a great diversity of soils limestone-clay, sandstone, schist and rolled pebbles, together with a large panel of grape varieties Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsault, Carignan for the reds and Chardonnay, Roussanne, Colombard, and Vermentino for the whites. Our oldest vines were planted some 40 years ago.

We enjoy the warm and dry Mediterranean climate but also a certain freshness due to the altitude between 100-350m. Our plots are mostly on hillsides allowing the best exposure conditions

The vegetation between pines and “garrigue” completes this landscape.

Like musical notes, all these  natural elements typical of the Languedocian terroir allow us to compose a rich and varied range of wines

Here the word “Terroir” carries a  strong  identity.

Technical sheet of the estate

Appellation:
A.O.P Saint-Chinian red / white / rosé
IGP : Pays d’Oc red / white

Superficies : 80 hectars
A.O.P : 50 hectares / IGP : 30 Hectares

Geology : Limestone-clay, schists, red Sandstone and rolled pebbles along the rivers
Altitude: from 100 to 350 m
Grape varieties

In AOP area : Syrah, Mourvèdre, Grenache, Carignan, Cinsault, Grenache blanc , Roussanne, Vermentino
In IGP area: Chardonnay, Colombard, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah
Pruning method : bilateral cordon and goblet
Planting density : 4000 vinestocks / ha

Operations in the vineyard

Ploughing, seeding of vegetal covers, trellising, leaves thinning
Treatments in conformity with organic farming requirements,  sexual confusion to protect against the worm of the cluster
Mechanical harvesting