Château de l'Aumérade is a 400 year old estate located in the heart Provence and dates back to the Renaissance period. In 1594, the Duke of Sully, Henry VI's finance minister, presented the Château with a Mulberry tree and Plane treees for their luxurious gardens, for supplying the Royal Court. In 1930, Henri Fabre senior and his wife Charlotte fell in love with Château de l'Aumérade, with its 300 hectares of estate vineyards, and purchased it from the Aumerat family. The Château was designated as a Cru Classé when the Provence appellation was created in 1955 and is one of 18 that retain this designation. The Château has been handed down though the family and is currently run by Caroline Demey.
The Cuvée Marie-Christine rosé is made exclusively from an 89 hectare Cru Classé parcel, located on the plains of Pierrefeu. The mineral rich terroir of red clay and limestone soils in this parcel provide good drainage and the vines receive a cooling ventilation from the salty Mistral winds blowing in from the sea just a few miles away. Château Aumerade holds the Haute Valeur Environmentale (HVE) certification, which officially recognises the environmental performance of winegrowers, including biodiversity conservation, plant protection strategies, managed fertiliser use and water resource management.
The harvest took place at the beginning of September and the grapes were immediately destemmed. The berries were gently pressed and the juice was carefully selected and cooled to 13°C. Following a static settling, a 10 day alcoholic fermentation took place under temperature controlled conditions of between 15 to 18°C, preserving the integrity of the primary aromas. Racking and blending took place at the end of the year with tartaric stabilisation and filtration.
Cinsault 35%, Grenache 35%, Syrah 30%
