A great wine begins with beautiful grapes !

Above all, our attention is focused on meticulous work in the vineyard and careful soil management.
Disbudding, trellising and leaf removal on the sunrise side of the rows allow the grapes to make the most of every ray of sunshine.

Our savoir-faire

By adapting our approach to vine diseases and pests according to weather conditions, we are able to keep treatments to a minimum. Carefully controlled yields allow us to bring out the very best of each terroir.

Vinification en rouge

All our red wines are made from Pinot Noir. We seek to produce rich, fruit-driven wines with supple, well-integrated tannins — the hallmark of beautifully ripe grapes.

The grapes are brought into the winery in small crates. A sorting table and conveyor belt allow us to fill the vats while handling the fruit as gently as possible. Fermentation takes place over approximately 15 days, with regular punch-downs to extract the richness and colour from the grape skins before pressing.

Ageing takes place in barrels, around 20% of which are new oak. Racking is carried out using a bellows system, avoiding the use of pumps. All these precautions allow us to minimise the handling of both grapes and wine, preserving their full richness and character.

We are HVE certified — High Environmental Value, a certification created by the French Ministry of Agriculture and Food in 2012 for farms committed to environmentally responsible practices. It recognises an approach to farming that respects the surrounding environment while meeting a particularly demanding set of criteria.

The certification comprises three levels of requirements. Our estate achieved the highest level on March 1st, 2018, committing us to three key areas:

In terms of biodiversity, we carried out a complete assessment of the estate, identifying all the elements that encourage the diversity of local flora and fauna, including hedgerows, woodland, dry-stone walls, grass strips, trees, flowers and insects.
We have also sought to optimise fertilisation management by analysing each vineyard plot individually and providing only the amendments it genuinely requires. This approach enabled us to reduce our fertiliser use by 50% in 2018.
Responsible plant protection management is the third and final aspect of the certification. We adapt each treatment carefully to the specific threat in order to reduce the use of plant protection products as much as possible.

Today, we are very proud of our commitment to sustainable viticulture and to offer wines produced with the utmost respect for the environment.

Domaine Rapet Père & Fils

A great wine begins with beautiful grapes !

Our savoir-faire

Vinification en rouge