Our estate :
 

 
 Domaine Salvat
Languedoc-Roussillon

Since 1881 the Salvat family has cultivated the soils of Taïchac. The vines of the estate are split between the stony terraces of Roussillon and the high granite-soil valley of Agly. We use this diversity to create rich and complex wine blends. The estate produces 12 different high quality wines in the Côtes du Roussillon, Côtes Catalanes and Rivesaltes appellations. 

Property  
Management
  • Vineyard : Jean Salvat
  • Cellar master : Jean Salvat
Climate and expositionDry, more than 230 windy days a year, and the most sunshine in all of France.
Nature of the soil and reliefThe middle terraces are on clayey-limestone soil. The granite areas are at 400 metres altitude.
Surface
  • Total surface area of the estate : 50 ha
  • Surface under vine : 45 ha - including AOC : ha
Average yield (hl)32
Vine growing
How we work our vines:
Pruning from November to March
Branches on the ground are collected and crushed.
Winter work done with specialist farmer
Treatment against powdery mildew mid-April to end of July; Sulphur powder only. 4 Treatments depending on the weather.
Ground is worked with hand tools inbetween the rows.
In the case of mildew infection, we treat our vines with the Bordeaux mixture, but this is very rare because of the very d²ry climate.
Manual trellissing and budding
Manual harvest according to type of vinification. Half of our vines are harvested manually, the other half mechanically.
Winery  
Vatsstainless steel, oak
Vinificationmaceration, Rosé winemaking (15%), Red winemaking (70%), White winemaking (15%), temperature control
Maturingin vats (80%), in barrels (10%), in oak vats (10%)
Packagingestate bottled
Facilities  
  • Cellar door sales
  • Tasting sessions and visits into the vineyard. Possibility to organise a meal to accompany the tasting.