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Qualité & Tradition

Wine: more than a profession … a passion!

The Domaine

At the heart of the Dentelles de Montmirail the Domaine de Durban seems to blessed by the gods.

Located on a plateau of a hill overlooking the village of Beaumes de Venise, the Domaine de Durban backed by a pine wood, looks at the vineyard and offers a breathtaking panorama.

It is in exceptional setting that the Leydier family pays full attention to the production of its various wines. 

The land is perfect for the Muscat grape.
The Domaine de Durban vineyard extends over 56 hectares.

  • 30 hectares of Beaumes de Venise Red (DPO).
  • 20 hectares of V.D.N. “Muscat de Beaumes de Venise” (DPO).
  • 6 hectares of Gigondas (DPO).

The Profession

The Leydier family takes care of the maintenance and preparation of the vines all year round in order to ensure a high degree of regularity in their production.

At the Domaine de Durban, the grapes are harvested as in the past: picking is done by hand so as not to damage the grapes; sorting is done straight from the vine, in order to eliminate the grapes damaged or not fully ripened.

The grape thus harvested is de-stemmed and then placed in vats so that it marinates to release it’s nectar before being transferred into stainless steel tanks which control the temperature.

Authentic wines and characters,

The independent Winemaker : respects the land, works his vineyard, harvests the grapes, grows and matures his wine,
bottled in his cellar, perfected in respect of traditions, welcomes, advises, shares with delight the fruit of his work.

The Winegrowers :

3rd generation at the domaine, two brothers,  Henri ( left) manages the winery and the administration and Philippe (right) takes care of the vineyard .

The Origin

The Domaine de Durban is located on a soil composed of 40% Triassic and 60% clay-limestone, which brings richness and complexity. The vineyard is perched on a hillside and benefits from a very sunny exposure and together with a micro-climate produces wines of great quality.

Our terroir le Trias in Beaumes de Venise

Buried beneath more than 1500m of sediments, this geological layer resurfaces today in various places above ground.Rich in magnesia, calcium carbonate and iron.Earth from Le Trias is easily identifiable thanks to its colors: ochre, yellow and violet.

The symbiosis of terroir and grape varieties offers ideal conditions for a Muscat of great regularity, fruity white wine, and an exceptional superior red wine now known as Beaumes-de-Venise.

The Cellar

Ripe grapes are picked by hand and gently de-stemmed. They are then marinate over a long period of time to give the wine its complex aromas, fine tannins and coated.

The total production being:

  • 1000 hectoliters of Beaumes de Venise red
  • (about 130 000 bottles) (DPO)
  • 215 hectoliters of Gigondas
  • (about 27,000 bottles) (DPO)

 

Muscat natural sweet wine ( mutated wine )

Operation that consists of artifficially stopping the fermentation of natural sweet wines at the right time by an addition of neutral vinous alcohol .
The word ” mutage ” comes from the fact that we make. The wine mute while it sparkles during fermentation.

The total production being:

  • 450 hectoliters of Natural Sweet Wine
  • (about 60,000 bottles)