Domaine La Croix Gratiot

The Domaine de la Croix Gratiot is located on the clay-limestone hills that surround the Thau basin. Our vineyard covers 33ha, it benefits from the sea trade winds and the scents of the garrigue. This terroir is rich in colors: the red and yellow of the clay-limestone soil, the greens of the scrubland and the blues of the sky and the Thau lagoon.

The Mediterranean climate allows the grapes to reach optimum maturity and fully express their t...

We prefer to use mechanical weed control over chemical weed control. We grass some plots, every other row. In 2013, after a satisfactory test of sexual confusion on 10ha, we extend it to an additional 20ha, in 2014. Today we are placing this technique on the entire vineyard. We also practice layering: the rooting of a branch lying on the ground while it is still connected to the mother plant. This forms an independent and already well-develope...

Quality efforts have led us to harvest the white and night rosé wines in order to limit the risk of oxidation and limit excessive consumption of frigories.

What a joy to get up in the calm of the night to meet the grapes and take full advantage of its aromas unveiled during the different stages of vinification!

Each year new barrels are purchased to allow rotation but also to carry out experiments. Since 2014, we have been carrying out b...