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Château Romanin, with 58 hectares of vineyards one of the largest wine estates in Provence, is about to be sold to a hitherto unknown American investor based in the region, according to a report in the Revue du Vin de France.
The castle in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence near Arles, whose history goes back to the 13th century, and the wine estate, which was founded in the 1980s, had belonged to the Charmolüe family since 2006, until then owner of Château Montrose in Bordeaux. At that time, Jean-Louis Charmolüe intended to vinify a "Provençal Pomerol". Since 1988, the estate, which today has 58 ha of vineyards and four ha of olives, has been one of the first in the region to be farmed biodynamically according to Demeter guidelines. In 1992, a spectacular cathedral-like cellar was built, which is said to take into account the course of the stars, the summer and winter solstices, the full moon and the earth's magnetism. Despite the supposedly excellent ripening conditions, the wines have not received outstanding ratings so far.
Managing director Brigitte San Quirce highlighted the estate's potential in an interview with La Revue du Vin France in 2021: "We have real potential for red wine with a fairly fresh terroir and well-draining limestone soils.".
(al / Source: La Revue du Vin France; Photo: facebook/ChateauRomanin)