THE LAND
The vines from domain are located on the old terraces from Tarn. The soil is typical of the Frontonnais region; sandy, gravelly, clayey boulbène and slightly acidic.
Visit situation near the river Tarn promotes a climate relatively temperate climate is conducive to the development of vine.
The culture d'oats, field beans and Lupin allowsnatural supply of nitrogen from the air at soiland prevents weeds to proliferate.
L'grass on the rang des vignes is removed mechanically, so that nochemical herbicides.
The only fungicide treatment we allow ourselves is based on Bordeaux mixture and natural sulfur flower at minimum doses.
None of these products penetrate vine and the resulting wine is free from any trace of chemicals.
In order to achieve full ripeness of the grapesthethinning, leaf removal, disbudding andde-budding are carried out every year on the vineyard.
These working methods lead us to produce better quality grapes.
VINEYARD MANAGEMENT
Visit vines are conducted entirely with eco-friendly processes at organic farming under the control ofofficial body ECOCERT.
In accordance with official European rules theorganic farmingwe develop the biodiversity by optimizing natural biological balances within our entire vineyard.
Thirty hectares of organic vines
The vines of Château Saint Louis cover 30 hectares on the old terraces of the river Tarn, on soils of boulbène and sandy silt at the surface, clay deeper down. They have been farmed organically since 2005. Négrette, the grape of the Fronton appellation, grows alongside cabernet franc, syrah, gamay, tannat, malbec and chardonnay, planted here for the first time in the appellation. The oldest plots date from 1965 for the negrette and 1977 for the cabernet franc. These photographs follow the vines through the seasons, up to the harvest.
The estate’s range in pictures
Négrette reds above all: La Tour, Tradition, L’Esprit, Esprit Gaulois, Naturellement Négrette, Libéré du Soufre with no added sulphur, and L’Extrême in the great years; a dry chardonnay; a rosé; Prêt en Bulles, a chardonnay sparkling wine made by the traditional method. All are certified organic and sold both at the estate and online, with free delivery within France from 12 bottles. The medals won are listed on the award-winning wines page.
In pictures
FOR OUR WHITE WINES
Visit exclusive on the Tarn et Garonne department, Château Saint Louis decided in 1992 to plant 5 ha of Chardonnay. This great Burgundy grape variety has adapted tremendously well to soil and microclimate from domain and produces a wine still white remarkable and a crémant named Bubble Loan that amazes everyone.
THE BARREL CELLAR
A barrel cellar 140 drums of oak completes thebreeding of our wines.
Our Red wines are aged in oak barrels for 12 months.
Visit Chardonnay from domain is also partially aged in barrels.
BIRDS
FOR OUR RED WINES
The king of grapes of Fronton wines, but also of the Saint Louis estate is the Pinot Saint Georges or the Negrette.
Our wines are blended with a special large majority of Négrette (70% minimum), the Cabernet Franc and a hint of Syrah.
THE WINERY
Saint Louis wines are vinified, high and bottled at the Château.
Visit vinification takes place in tanks former enamelled and thermoregulated.
Visit thermoregulation allows us to vinify at temperatures as close as possible to the ideal for better extraction of matter (color and tannins) and improved aromatic expression of our wines.
No allergens are used in the winemaking process. Harvested grapes are not enriched with sugar or must concentrate. Ali MAHMOUDI follows the winemaking process in an original way, rather like a painter in front of his canvas.
