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Name: Domaine LES AURELLES SOLEN 2017
Brand: Vitis Epicuria
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Domaine LES AURELLES SOLEN 2017

Appellation : LANGUEDOC PEZENAS

Millésime : 2017

Color : Red

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The Domaine les Aurelles is located in Nizas, between Languedoc-Roussillon and the Mediterranean, on 8.5 hectares cultivated biodynamically. Founded in 1995 by Basile and Caroline Saint-Germain, acquired in 2022 by Matthieu Gufflet, the estate is now managed by Sandrine Garbay. The wines, produced from basaltic terroirs and rounded pebbles, are renowned for their finesse, elegance, and exceptional ageing potential. The Pézenas appellation is here elevated to its highest level of exigence.

L'histoire du domaine

The history of Domaine les Aurelles began in 1995, when Basile Saint-Germain, a native of the Médoc trained in oenology in Bordeaux, and his wife Caroline Voisin, from a Cognac family, settled in Nizas after two years of searching for an exceptional terroir. Basile had worked for two years at Château Latour, where he developed a vision of great wine based on finesse, elegance, and ageing potential. Caroline had gained solid experience in Cognac, where her parents founded the house Léopold Gourmel. In 1995, the couple decided to create their own estate in Languedoc, a region then little-known but whose immense potential they sensed. They founded les Aurelles on the slopes of Pézenas, on rare terroir blending basalt and gravel. In 2001, the construction of a bioclimatic cellar in massive stone marked a decisive step in their quest for quality. At the end of 2022, the estate entered a new phase with its acquisition by Bordeaux entrepreneur Matthieu Gufflet, owner of Château Guiraud in Sauternes, Château de Callac in Graves, and Château des Bachelards in Fleurie. Two years later, Basile Saint-Germain definitively passed the baton, closing thirty years of an adventure marked by uncompromising exigence.

Le terroir

The Domaine les Aurelles vineyard extends over 8.5 hectares planted on hillsides, about thirty kilometres from the Mediterranean, in a landscape that unfolds towards the Cévennes. The terroir rests on ancient Quaternary terraces covered with thick layers of rounded pebbles — those characteristic Villafranchian pebbles — punctuated by basaltic outcrops from volcanic flows originating from the ancient volcanoes of Auvergne. This rare geology, unique in its kind, gives the wines a remarkable minerality and precious freshness, even in warm vintages. The Mediterranean climate is tempered by the proximity of the Massif Central, providing welcome respite during scorching summers. Since its inception, the estate has been farmed without chemical fertilisers, herbicides, or pesticides; the wines have been certified free of pesticides and phthalates by the Excell laboratory since 2005, and the farming practice transitioned to biodynamics in 2018. Yields are deliberately very low — around 20 hectolitres per hectare —, the harvests exclusively manual with rigorous sorting in the vineyard. In 2001, the construction of a bioclimatic cellar in massive stone guarantees perfect purity and ideal thermal stability to accompany the wines during their long élevages of four to five years in enamel-lined vats.

Les vins

The Domaine les Aurelles range comprises three cuvées, all designed as cellaring and gastronomic wines. Solen, a blend of Carignan (60%) and Grenache (40%), is aged for 48 months in enamel-lined vats and released after several years of bottle maturation: it is a structured, fresh, elegant wine with silky tannins, marked by the freshness of Carignan and the complexity of the fruit. Aurel rouge, the estate's grand vin, is made from Mourvèdre (85%) and Grenache (15%), with yields limited to 20 hectolitres per hectare; aged for 44 months in vats, it reveals a fine, racy material of aerial delicacy, with aromas of garrigue, blood orange, charcoal, and a grain of tannin of rare finesse. Aurel blanc, pure Roussanne, is aged in 350-litre demi-muids and released after several years in the cellar: it is one of the greatest whites of Southern France, with a creamy texture, remarkable depth and fullness, capable of ageing magnificently. The les Aurelles style is immediately recognisable: straight, tense, mineral wines, with no wood influence in recent vintages, with purity of fruit and exceptional digestibility. The Aurel 2017 and Solen 2017 cuvées were rated 98 and 97 respectively by Revue du Vin de France in 2026.

Le vigneron

Sandrine Garbay has managed Domaine les Aurelles since 2024, having taken over from Basile Saint-Germain. Director of Domaines Gufflet, she continues the work undertaken in close collaboration with oenologist Margarethe Chapelle, who supports the estate through her morphocrystallisation analyses and expertise in biodynamics. Together, they perpetuate the exigence and founding philosophy of the estate: a search for harmony between nature and man, pure, digestible wines crafted for ageing and the table, in absolute respect of terroir and fruit.

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