Domaine du Pas de l'Escalette

The Domaine du Pas de L'Escalette’s vineyard spans 10 hectares across terraces of limestone scree surrounded by dry-stone walls known as “clapas,” nestled at an altitude of 350 meters at the foot of the Larzac Plateau in the Languedoc region. The valley where the Domaine du Pas de L'Escalette vineyard lies has a north-south orientation, offering two exposures—sunset and sunrise—and the soil features a unique water regime, filtering and draining well (water from the plateau is abundant). The Larzac plateau brings cool nights and acts like a fantastic air conditioner!

At Domaine du Pas de L'Escalette, Julien Zernott and his partner Delphine cultivate southern grape varieties as naturally as possible. The vineyards of Domaine du Pas de L'Escalette have been certified organic since the 2012 vintage and are now cultivated biodynamically, without synthetic chemicals, and the soil is worked to enhance the terroir and produce high-quality grapes, harvested by hand with the utmost care, who is also the talented winemaker at Domaine Henri Pellé, in the Menetou-Salon appellation.