Winery INEBRIATI

Victor Beau created Winery Inebriati in 2011 by taking over his father's vineyards, cultivated in Organic and Biodynamic Agriculture since 1994. Located in the Pic-Saint-Loup appellation area (Corconne and Vacquières), they are planted in the middle of the garrigue, surrounded by olive trees and some fruit trees.

The terroir of the gravel, typical of the Pic Saint Loup

In Corconne, the soil type is known as "Gravette", and offers the Pic-Saint-Loup one of its most famous terroirs. Gravette refers to the angular limestone pebbles from the Jurassic period that come from the erosion of the causse overlooking Corconne. The soil has the particularity to keep a great freshness in summer, to be very draining and of a great depth. In the commune of Vacquières, we find clay-limestone soils.

A Mediterranean climate where the tramontana blows

The vineyards benefit from the region’s Mediterranean climate, particularly its hot and relatively dry summers. The prevailing wind, the tramontane, quickly dries up the dew and the occasional summer showers, providing effective protection against fungal diseases. In the fall, the vineyards receive heavy rainfall, which is characteristic of the Cévennes foothills.

Vineyards and grape varieties of Winery Inebriati

The vines are planted in a square pattern and pruned into goblet shapes, as was often the case in Languedoc and, more generally, throughout the Mediterranean basin. This allows the vines to better protect themselves from the sun and to be better “ventilated.” Some of the younger plots are trained using the Cordon de Royat method and trellised. The grape varieties grown here include Syrah, Grenache, Cinsault, Carignan, Aramon, Terret Blanc, and Ugni Blanc.

A natural vinification without any input

The black grapes are hand-picked in small boxes, sorted, crushed and vatted, either whole or destemmed. Light punching of the cap is practiced, without seeking significant extraction. The vinification is always done without any input. The wines are racked before and after the winter, in order to obtain a natural clarification. They are finally bottled with 1 gr/hecto of sulfur (if needed), without filtration or fining. Wines marked by a real personality and character!