Vineyard

Domaine Beau Mistral

  • Owner : Brun Family
  • Location : Rasteau (Vaucluse)
  • AOC : Rasteau - Côtes-du-Rhône Villages – Cairanne – IGP Vaucluse
  • Grapes varieties : grenache - syrah – mourvèdre - cinsault – caladoc – marselan – chardonnay – viognier – roussanne – marsanne – carignan
  • Terroirs : limestone - pebbles stones - clay
  • Work philosophy : sustainable culture
  • One wine: AOC Rasteau – Vieilles Vignes 2018 – 90/92 Parker – 90/93 Jeb Dunncuk

The Story

Located at the foot of the village of Rasteau, Domaine Beau Mistral comprised 28 hectares (about 70 acres), and with the experience of several generations of winemaking under his belt, Jean-Marc Brun took the leap and started making wine in 1999. Extending over most of the village’s land, the vineyard is largely composed of old-vine plots - some of which average 90 years old, and deeply rooted in sloping banks. Deliberate vine stress forces the vines’ root systems deep into the ground in order to extract

The Wine Selection