Château de l'Aumerade

The History of Chateau of Aumerade

The Var region was already a wine-producing area during the Roman invasion in the first century AD. The tradition continued, with wines that were ever more diverse and qualitative. In the 16th century, when King Henri IV was visiting the region, he fell in love with the beauty of the place as much as with its tasty wines. He gave the mission to his minister, the Duke of Sully, to take charge of the development of the surroundings of Château de l'Aumerade. Thus, on February 15, 1594, the first mulberry tree in France was planted. The domain was then embellished with sumptuous plane trees which still adorn the terrace of the castle.

It is in the 18th century, when it was bought by the Aumérat family, that the domain took its definitive name of Château de l'Aumérade. In 1932, the estate was bought by Henri Fabre, one of the founders of Côtes de Provence, as well as one of its first bottlers.

Henri Fabre and his wife Charlotte undertook to restructure the vineyard to optimize the quality of its wines. They were rewarded for their hard work when, in 1955, Château de l'Aumerade was awarded the title of Cru classé, of which only 18 owners can claim in Provence.

It was then the turn of their son, Louis, to enter the family business. He focused on the marketing and export of the production. For her part, Charlotte had the idea of magnifying the containers by creating in 1956 an original bottle, inspired by a glass paste of Emile Gallé. She named it Marie-Christine, after her granddaughter.

Today, Marie-Christine Fabre-Grimaldi and her husband Vincent manage the Château de l'Aumerade with their children, Caroline, Clément and Delphine.

The Château de l'Aumerade vineyard

The vineyard of Château de l'Aumerade is located between the Massif des Maures and the plain of Pierrefeu du Var. It benefits from the nearby sea and the Mediterranean climate, with generous sunshine and winds that sanitize the vines, in addition to a clay-limestone soil that pleases the vines.

The vineyard covers 350 hectares of vines in a single block, including 80 hectares classified as Cru Classé since 1955. The majority of the vineyard is dedicated to rosé wine, which represents 90% of the production. Red wines come next, with 7% and are completed by 3% of white wines.

The wines of Château de l'Aumerade

The Marie-Christine cuvée is the preferred range of the Château de l'Aumerade. It is a Cru classé AOP Côtes de Provence, declined in the three dresses, and presented in the bottle designed by Charlotte Fabre.

The production is completed by :
- the gastronomy rosé wine Cuvée Seigneur de Piegros AOP Côtes de Provence - Cru classé 
- the white wine of gastronomy Cuvée Sully AOP Côtes de Provence - Cru classé 
- the red wine of gastronomy Cuvée Dame de Piegros AOP Côtes de Provence - Cru classé 
- the red wine of guarding Cuvée Louis Fabre AOP Côtes de Provence - Cru classé 
- the second wine L'Origine, declined in the three dresses 
- the second rosé wine Aumérade Style AOP Côtes de Provence.

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