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Château La Verrerie

The Château la Verrerie is a vineyard located in the commune of Puget sur Durance, in the department of Vaucluse, in the Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur region. The estate extends to the borders of the Luberon regional natural park and produces wines of the three dresses belonging to the appellations Côtes du Rhône, including Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Côtes de Provence, AOP Luberon and IGP Vaucluse. Find out more
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The History of Chateau la Verrerie


The wine estate of Château la Verrerie was founded in 1981, by Jean-Louis Descours - grandfather of the current manager - who fell in love with this land nestled in a green setting. The winegrower then settled on about twenty hectares of vines, scattered among olive trees, cades (juniper) and yews (holm oaks).

With the help of his son Gérard, Jean-Louis Descours built a winery, before doubling the surface of the vineyard. The domain, until then dedicated to red wine, was also enriched with white grape varieties. The first vintages were marketed in 1985. In 1988, Château la Verrerie received the AOC Côtes du Luberon.

1989 was the year of the creation of the elite cuvée "Grand Deffand", featuring Syrah and which received the gold medal at the first edition of the competition of the best Syrahs in the world.

Today, Château la Verrerie is managed by the creator's grandson, Christopher Descours.

The Château la Verrerie vineyard


The Château la Verrerie estate covers 150 hectares, stretching from the extreme south of the Rhone Valley to the northern tip of Provence. 56 hectares are dedicated to the cultivation of vines, including 45 hectares for red wine. The clay-limestone soil is made up of the stony scree of the Luberon massif. The vines are beaten by the Mistral wind - and thus free of humidity and parasites - and benefit from the southern exposure on the slopes. The average age of the vines is 30 years.

The grape varieties for the red wines are 53% Grenache Noir Provençal, 36% Syrah, 8% Cinsault and 3% Carignan. The grape variety for red wines is composed of 38% Viognier, 30% Bourboulenc, 12% Clairette, 11% Roussanne and 9% Grenache Blanc.

Château la Verrerie has converted to the principles of organic farming which benefits the vines, as well as the entire region so famous thanks to the Luberon Regional Natural Park. Chemicals are banned and natural amendments and plant-based treatments are favored. The meticulous pruning allows to limit the number of clusters and to optimize the quality of the grapes, thanks to a better aeration.

Harvesting is manual and sometimes done at night for better preservation of the grapes.

The wines of Château la Verrerie


Chateau la Verrerie offers wines from all three robes.

The red wines of Château la Verrerie
Grand Deffand
Hautes Collines

The white wines of Château la Verrerie
Hautes Collines Viognier
Hautes Collines
Hautes Collines Viognier

The rosé wines of Château la Verrerie
Château la Verrerie
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Esprit Bastide Red 2010 Luberon not_rated
Esprit Bastide Verrerie Red 2015 Luberon not_rated
Verrerie Rosé 2016 Luberon not_rated
Verrerie White 2016 Luberon not_rated
La Verrerie - Viognier White 2015 Vin de France (Rhône) not_rated
Esprit Bastide Red 2014 Luberon not_rated
Grand Deffand Verrerie Red 2013 Luberon not_rated

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