Domaine Hauvette - Cornaline - Provence

Not far from Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, a tourist town known for Roman ruins and as the place where Van Gogh painted “The Starry Night,” you’ll find Domaine Hauvette. Nestled among the foothills of Les Alpilles, the vines are surrounded by a rocky and wild landscape—the clay and limestone soil retains moisture for the arid summer months, the Mistral blows half the year, and garrigue is seemingly everywhere. It is here that in the early 1980s Dominique Hauvette, seeking more sunshine, left her job as a lawyer in the Savoie, re-discovered her passion for raising horses, and began studying oenology. Thirty-some years later and Dominique now has 17 hectares of vines and an international reputation for making benchmark natural wines.

 Like the nearby Domaine de Trevallon the wines made here are a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Grenache and are classically understated yet full of the earthy aromas and flavours of the garrigue.

Precise aromatics are packed with fragrant raspberries, wild cherries and strawberries. Very refined and savoury on the palate with a medium body, fresh red fruits and a delightfully smooth, stony mineral zing.