CHATEAU SAINT-MAUR
CRU CLASSE IS IMPLEMENTING A MASSAL SELECTION STRATEGY TO PRESERVE THE GENETIC
GENETIC DIVERSITY OF ITS VINES.
Capelune, the plot that's close to the moon and the stars.
Château Saint-Maur Cru Classé, located in the heart of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, has begun a massal selection process in the heart of its emblematic plot, Capelude.
This 13-hectare parcel, which rises to an altitude of 440 metres on the hills above Collobrières, is facing the Gulf of Saint Tropez and the majestic Chartreuse de la Verne. It is planted with Provençal grape varieties red and white, giving rise to the emblematic gourmet cuvée Le Clos de Capelune AOP Côtes de Provence Cru Classé.
Le Rolle grape varietythe king of Provence whites, reigns supreme here, producing refined, powerful wines. These vines, which have adapted perfectly to the terroir, are an integral part of the heritage of the Château Saint-Maur Cru Classé vineyard.
This is why Patrick Gallianothe estate's technical director and oenologist, wanted to propagate these particularly high-quality vines in order to plant 4 additional hectares of Rolle on the vineyard.
Massal selection, an ancestral technique
Mass selection involves selecting the best vines of an old vineyard with the aim of perpetuating the diversity and quality that has been created over time. This ancestral technique preserves the genetic diversity of the plots and allows us to select the vines best suited to the terroir.
The grafts were selected and taken when the Rolle grapes from the Capelude plot were pruned in winter 2024, then sent to our wine nursery in the Vaucluse. He was able to propagate them by grafting on 110 RICHTER quality rootstocks. These new plants will be grown by the nursery until spring 2025, when they will be planted in the heart of our vineyards.
We look forward to seeing these new Rolle vines enrich our terroir and continue to produce exceptional wines that embody the essence of Château Saint-Maur Cru Classé.
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