Vineyard and wine tourism in the natural park of Luberon

Kindness

What guides us every day is to highlight what nature gives us. We are part of and participate in the development of an exceptional terroir, where biodiversity and agriculture are omnipresent.

When you come to us, customers, partners or family or friends, we make sure to associate with this place of life with kindness.

Respect

Many vineyards and trees of the Domain were born well before us, we owe them Respect. We are part of an exceptional biodiversity: earthworm, red-tail, tits, hares ... each finds its place and its balance. We live and work in this exceptional environment that welcomes us, we must respect it. Every wine is the result of what Nature does, not what we do with Nature. We only cultivate harmony with Respect.

Passion

Only the Passion allows us to accomplish beautiful things. It is this same passion that allows us to make artisan wines. We work with our hands, the vine is demanding but we are also demanding with it. From pruning to disbudding until the harvest, the passion of a job well done every day makes our hand to do the right thing.

Thus, we produce limited quantities of a quality wine that fully reflects our terroir in Northern Luberon in AOP Ventoux. Our red wines are spicy, with notes of sour cherry, our aromatic white wines, our fresh and gourmet rosés.The gray clay of our soil brings them this unique typicity.

A Castle

            It was in  January 2018 that we moved to Château Saint Pons . We wanted to give a new meaning to our life by changing jobs and leaving the Paris region.  Getting back to basics, working with our hands   in a preserved nature, these are the leitmotivs that pushed us to us install  in the heart of the Luberon Regional Natural Park .             

            

            We want to make this place a meeting space but also a place where you can relax and listen to your senses. Make you live a  unique experience  by sharing our profession, by discovering our wines, strolling through our vineyard, admiring the sunset in a wonderful place, are our everyday goals.             

            

Sensory Experiences

            

              Sight is stimulated during the Guided Tour of our Vineyard or our Sunset evenings with superb sunsets over the Monts de Vaucluse.             

            

              The Taste, during the tasting of our wines, our Truffle evenings or by tasting our charcuterie boards made from Ventoux pork             

            

               The Odorate, during our workshop on Wine Aromas, where you will recognize aromas presented to you             

            

              Le Toucher, when visiting our cellars with the contact of our casks oak or our tanks             

            

              Hearing, during our evenings with musical atmospheres or during a moment relaxing in the shade of our poplars, lulled by the sound of cicadas.             

Clay

'Our Earth', clay-limestone dominated by gray clay confers our wines of the typical notes of our terroir. Our red wines are spicy, with notes of sour cherry, our aromatic white wines with notes of white fruits, our gourmet rosés with citrus notes: the gray clay of our soils brings them this unique typicity.

Sustainable Development Goals

        

          Château Saint Pons participates in the Sustainable Development objectives defined by the UNO:         

        

          Goal # 12:  Responsible Consumption and Production           

        

          In our Domaine, we do not irrigate our vines. Our vineyard is ideally located on the Hill of Wells. Water flows naturally at 6 meters and the clay soil holds moisture.         

        

          We work the soil to promote the infiltration of water, avoid runoff. 'A hoe is worth two waterings'.         

        

          Inputs are limited to a minimum, fertilization is ensured by pruning, grass and woodland.         

        

          We take care to limit our waste with the help of our hens, consume food local and only what we need. We limit our energy use through efficient heating and cooling systems. We take care of the wild life.         

        

          Objective 15:  Terrestrial Life: Preserving and Restoring Terrestrial Ecosystems           

        

          The vineyards of our estate are surrounded by forests, lined with suitable hedges the maintenance and development of biodiversity. Bees, tits, red-tails, Ladybugs, Bats ... are so many cultivators who fight against pests of the vine.         

        

          Inter-row grass and heaps of wood (which provide winter shelter for insects and arachnids) to maintain biodiversity. The grass is cut 8 cm high so to promote the circulation of insects, some portions of grass are not cut.         

        

          Soil erosion is limited by grass cover and hedgerows.         

        

More generally, we make sure to permanently subscribe to a CSR approach ( Corporate Social Responsibility ).

A discovery

              Come and meet us, we will be happy to introduce you to  our terroir, its traditions, its products and above all our profession Winemaker.              

            

              On the program (to book via the   Contact form   of this site)             

            

              Tasting of our wines in the cellar, Walking Tour in the Vines             

            

              guided by a detailed brochure, discover our vines and varietals from the South - 35 minutes             

            

Picnic in the Vines

            

              we prepare you a Picnic basket of fresh local products accompanied of wine from the Estate, to be tasted opposite the Monts de Vaucluse in the heart of the Vines - 25 € / person             

            

Visit of the cellars and Tasting

            

              discover the tools and the profession of winemaker during a visit to the heart of our facilities: Grapes, Vinification, aging… - 45 minutes 5 € / person             

            

Discovery of Wine Aromas

            

              introduce yourself to the aromas of wine and compare the aromas of our grape varieties during a tasting with other wines from the French vineyard - 45 minutes 8 € / person             

            

Cottage in the Vines

            

              take advantage of our 70m2 gite for 4 to 6 people in the heart of the vineyards. https://gite.saintpons.com             

            

Meeting Room

            

              can accommodate 18 people, we suggest you organize your meetings professional or family in our cellar. 150 € / day             

            

Nearby

            

              Villages of Gordes, Bonnieux, Ile sur la Sorgue, Lacoste, Véloroute du Calavon, Colorado Provençal, Roussillon ochres, Apt Market, Saint Anne Cathedral.