Domaine de l'Oratoire Saint-Martin

The L'Oratoire Saint-Martin estate covers 25 hectares on the slopes of Saint-Martin, whose oratory, built in the middle of the vineyards, gives the estate its name.

Most of the L'Oratoire Saint-Martin estate is located northeast of the commune of Cairanne, at an altitude of 200 meters on steep hills in an area commonly known as "the mountain." These are steep slopes, requiring the use of tracked tractors on the steepest ones. It is a very stony terroir with yellow clay on the surface and blue clay deeper down, with a very high percentage of active limestone.

Everything is carefully thought out and planned to obtain a high-quality harvest and a deep respect for the terroir. The L'Oratoire Saint-Martin estate is certified organic and biodynamic. The vines are cultivated without pesticides, chemical fertilizers, or weed killers. The soil is worked mechanically in its entirety on the old vines to bury organic compost (sheep manure) and promote deep root development. The grapes are harvested by hand and sorted once by the pickers and a second time on a sorting table. Vinification takes place in racks for Cairanne wines and in closed vats with pumping over for Côtes-du-Rhône wines. Aging takes place in vats, demi-muids, or foudres.