Vin Château Minuty

Château Minuty has been a famous name in Provence since it was built in the mid-1800s, but when it was taken over by Gabriel Farnet (grandfather of the current owners) in 1936, it quickly became recognized as one of the region’s benchmark properties. Today Jean-Etienne and Francois run the estate, continuing the family's focus on quality by reducing yields, building a new winery, replanting their Carignan and Ugni-Blanc with Grenache Noir and Vermentino and pioneering the use of pressurage direct in the production of their rose wines. This involves taking the first free-run juice released by loading the press with the grapes. The weight of the fruit is enough to bring about a light pressing and this premium juice is run off to be fermented separately, giving a rosé wine with sumptuous texture and elegance. Their vineyard is situated on more than 80 hilly hectares outside the village of Gassin, in the center of the Saint-Tropez peninsula. The grapes benefit from optimum sunshine that encourages perfect maturation. Minuty’s traditional viniculture respects the wealth of the soil and relies on the mechanical working of the soil, without the use of herbicides and pesticides.