Domaine Guy Farge

The Guy Farge estate is part of a strong family tradition that began in the 1920s, when Henri Farge bought 12 hectares of vineyards from a Norman general. Three generations later, Guy Farge took over and gave the estate a new lease of life, deciding in 2007 to vinify his grapes, which until then had been sold to the Tain l'Hermitage cooperative winery.

The Domaine Guy Farge vineyard now covers 17 hectares of vines that are rarely exposed to drought. The slopes are made of granite and the soil is highly permeable: the vines are grown on terraces supported by dry stone walls.

As Domaine Guy Farge consists of steep, sloping terraced plots, all work in the vineyard is done exclusively by hand, from pruning to harvesting. It is difficult and demanding work, requiring courage and patience to care for each vine before being rewarded by the quality of the terroir wines. With a constant focus on working in an environmentally friendly way, the sustainable farming methods adopted (minimal use of chemicals) have naturally brought back the horse, which is used in the rows of vines on certain plots to turn the soil, thereby weeding and aerating it.