In 1896 after a tour of France’s many vineyards, Marcel Ott, a young graduate in agronomy engineering from Alsace, finally found an estate that inspired him. To set the scene, we are in Provence. The Mediterranean is lapping at the shore a mere stone’s throw away...
In these parts, growing wines is the legacy of ancient times. Alas, a short while before Marcel Ott’s discovery, phylloxera had wreaked havoc on the vines. The land was cheaper, ...
Each Domaines Ott* estate is cultivated in a way that fully respects nature. The soil is nurtured without chemicals or intensive production techniques. The products used to treat the most common vine diseases are made from a naturally-occurring combination of sulphur and Bordeaux mixture (a blend of copper, slaked lime and black soap), as these are the only treatments allowed in organic farming.
When the vines become too old, they are replace...
Mid-August, tension mounts on the estate as the grape samples are tested. Then the go-ahead is given for harvesting. Picking takes almost twenty days, bunch after bunch, vine after vine. The grapes are picked by hand and are carefully and patiently sorted according to the highest quality standards, initially amongst the vines and again before the crushing tank. In more difficult years, the demanding standards set by Domaines Ott* can mean only...
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