Domaine de Pech Ménel

The Estate Organic Farming
The Domaine de Pech-Menel is perched on an out-crop, a short distance from the village of Quarante. A sinuous track climbs the slopes leading up to the property. The site is rich in relics (dolmen, villas, pottery, weapons, tools) dating from antiquity. Built around 1720, part of the buildings housed the Quarante’ monks flock of sheep and most likely a cellar, since there is evidence of viticulture at that time.
The property extends over 55 ha, of which 25 ha are today planted with vines. It is located at the heart of the garrigues, at varying altitude. The vegetation is typical to the Languedoc region, comprising a mixture of woodland (pines and kernel oaks) and scrub (gorse, thyme, lavender, rosemary, cyst, strawberry-tree).
A Vineyard = 3 ha close to the Canal du Midi

The Vineyard = 25 ha
Cru Saint-Chinian

red vines : syrah, grenache, mourvèdre, cinsault
white vines : grenache blanc, rolle,
roussanne viognier
soil = clay-limestone, sandstone and some schistes, with a lot of stones
A beautiful « terroir » for premium wines

IGP OC
chardonnay , rolle, viognier
soil = pebbles rolled
Owners
Marie-Françoise and Elisabeth Poux
Two Sisters
a Terroir
a Wine
Our Philisophy
“Pech-Ménel, two sisters who protect the exceptional environment of their vineyard and produce elegant and refined wines, as intense and authentic as their Terroir. “

The Appellations
AOC Saint-Chinian
IGP Oc

The wines
Pleasure wines : des vins plus jeunes, sympa, gourmands.
Blanc Poudré IGPoc
NO NAME Cru Saint Chinian
La Villa Pech Ménel Cru Saint Chinian

Passion wines : les vins de garde, avec du caractère, élevés.
Blanc de Pech Ménel Cru Saint Chinian
Château Vallouvières-Pech Ménel Cru Saint Chinian
Château Pech Ménel Cru Saint Chinian

The Vintages
A beautiful «Verticale» from 1999
un choix rare pour la restauration et les amateurs, les clubs œnophiles...