CLOS DE CAVEAU

Les Bateliers 2023

Clos de Caveau is located at the top hillsides of the Vacqueyras appellation near the Dentelles de Montmirail and is organic certified since 1989. Its exceptional terroir dating from oligocene epoch is particularly rich in limestone minerals and produces very elegant wines. In 2006, the owner and winegrower Henri Bungener decided to unveil its secrets and discovered that each horizontal geological stratas had a huge influence on the way each wine was supposed to be blend. Therefore each plot is now vinified according to a strict selection, reflecting its subsoil and expressing different characteristics and minerality. The region’s organic farming success is attributed to the Mistral wind, providing a natural shield against diseases. Henri has a background in psychology and public health. After visiting a naturopath, the family switched to organic farming in the 1980s when they started to cook with healthier alternatives to cure his ill father (beans, raw foods, whole grains…) which was unconventional.