Château Du Rouet

The History of the Château du Rouët

The Château du Rouët was first a Templar farm, then a stagecoach stop. However, the occupation of its site is much older, as there are still remains of a prehistoric habitat in caves.

The Château du Rouët is nestled at the foot of the Colle du Rouët whose red ochre volcanic bar culminating at 560 meters protects it from the weather. Before the French Revolution, the Marquis who occupied it only came there occasionally to hunt, while he was living in Trans en Provence. In love with his land, he decided to set up a vineyard, surrounded by olive trees, which he delegated to the village wine growers. The first vintages of the domain were for some served at the table of the king, after having been transported to Versailles, thanks to the Rhone river barge.

In 1840, when the Reverdit family bought the Château du Rouët, with more than a thousand hectares of forest, the estate lived only from the sale of maritime pine and cork wood. Around 1880, the reconstruction of the Château du Rouët began and three generations of the family (Reverdit, Lagane and Savatier) worked to give it its present form. The ponds were first dug in 1876, then it was the turn of the park to be developed, as well as the "Great House" and its painted ceilings of the Italian school in 1880 and finally its chapel was born in 1898.

Following the gigantic Estérel fire of 1927 which destroyed everything from Mandelieu to La Motte, Lucien Savatier decided to clear part of the forest, create firebreaks and plant Fréjus peach trees and vines. He then built the buildings necessary for the wine exploitation.

Bernard Savatier inherited the Château du Rouët in 1962 and devoted himself to its expansion. In 1990, he was joined by his sons Martin and Matthieu, who now jointly manage the estate.

The Château du Rouët vineyard

The vineyard of the Château du Rouët covers a little more than 70 hectares, within an exceptional nature, classified Natura 2000. The vines are surrounded by a remarkable forest heritage composed of redwoods, cedars, palms, bamboos, cork oaks and maritime pines that occupy vast restanques.

The vines grow on four distinct terroirs. Soils:

- Deep clay, yellow with boulders and pebbles ;
- shallow, sandy and resting on sandstone rock;
- deep, sandy, acidic with rolled pebbles;
- deep sandy and calcareous.

The wines of Château du Rouët

Estérelle - red

Red wine with a rich nose, dominated by small red fruits. Its mouth is supple and fruity, with a long, delicately spicy finish.

Estérelle - white

The wine displays a very pale color with green highlights. This fresh wine with notes of citrus, especially lime, and acacia flowers is fresh and balanced.

1840 - rosé

The wine displays a salmon color. Its intense nose blends black currant and raspberry. Its mouth is just as fruity, still very fresh.
We must add the Belle Poule cuvée, available in the three dresses, as well as the Fréjus Hermès cuvée, in red or rosé.