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A VINEYARD CONDUCTED IN ORGANIC AGRICULTURE HALF WAY BETWEEN PROVENCE & LANGUEDOC In 1740 the de Surville family bought the Chateau de Valcombe.
Over the years and generations, the estate has been transformed into a wine-growing estate.
After World War II, Louis de Surville transmitted the estate to his nephew, Charles Ricome.
Dominique Ricome, his son, took over in 1979 with his wife Bénédicte. Basile and Nicolas joined them in 2000 and 2005.
The estate now covers 88 hectares. The Valcombe terroir is made up of rolled pebbles, alluvium from the Durance, and Rhone gravel in the deeper soils.
A fine limestone vein, unique in Costières de Nîmes, runs through our vineyard in depth. The north of the domain is the highest point of the AOP Costières de Nîmes, 110m above sea level. Valcombe benefits from sea breezes which create saline notes on the finish on the whites and freshness on the rosés.
- in red : 62% Syrah, 22% Grenache, 4% Marsellan, 2% Mourvèdre.
- in white : 3% Roussanne, 2% Marsanne, 2% Grenache Blanc, 2% Viognier, 1% Rolle.
