The estate lies on the route des Plages, at the foot of the hilltop village of Ramatuelle, a short distance from the peninsula's coves. It claims dual certification, organic and Demeter for biodynamics, and describes itself as the only vineyard in Saint-Tropez holding both. Farming excludes pesticides and herbicides, and sulphites are kept to a strict minimum.
Harvest is done by hand, at night and in the early hours, to bring in cool fruit. The estate opens its cellar to tastings, to lunches among the vines and to dinners in the chai, small-scale formats well suited to a group coming up from the port. The stop is a short one by land from Saint-Tropez as from the Pampelonne beaches, and offers an agricultural reading of the area, against the grain of its seaside image.
Other experiences in Port de Saint-Tropez
The Tropezian sandal was born here in 1927. The Rondini family still stitches it by hand in its workshop on rue Georges Clemenceau, minutes from the old port.
Culture & HeritageChartreuse de la Verne, a monastery in the heart of the MauresFounded in 1170 in the heart of the Maures massif, the charterhouse has been home since 1983 to a monastic community of Bethlehem living under a vow of silence.
Adventure & OutdoorsCap Taillat and Cap Lardier, coastline protected by the ConservatoireTwo preserved headlands between Ramatuelle and La Croix-Valmer, owned by the Conservatoire du littoral and managed with CEN PACA and the town of Ramatuelle.
Shopping & CraftsmanshipCh. Courrieu, the master pipe maker's workshop in CogolinA Cogolin family house shaping briar pipes since 1802, holder of the Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant label, with a guided tour of the workshop.
Wellness & Private RetreatsLily of the Valley, a wellness stop above GigaroOn the heights of Gigaro in La Croix-Valmer, a five-star house open year-round whose wellness programme combines nutrition, treatments and sport.