Vineyard
Château Curson
- Owner : Etienne Pochon
- Location : Chanos-Curson (Drôme)
- AOC : Crozes Hermitage
- Grapes varieties : Syrah–roussanne – marsanne
- Terroirs : gravelly – clay
- Work philosophy : organic culture
- One wine: AOC Crozes Hermitage – Château Curson 2015
The Story
Etienne Pochon is the refined, slightly reserved owner in the eastern end of Crozes. He used to sell his grapes to one of the local co-operatives, but now makes his own wines from better-than-average fruit. Pochon oversees all elements of production, ensuring that the wine shows all the soft, fragrant plentiful fruit that has gone into it and this ripe and fruity wine shows he was right to go it alone. Etienne Pochon cares most about the quality of the fruit that he picks and this is quite evident in his vineyard.