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From a vineyard held by the same family over several generations is a plot with an extraordinary asset. Seven hectares are there surrounded by stone walls up to 2,50 m high and are designed as the clos "le Grand Riou". The thick walls help create a microclimate, there are no air currents and the stones store heat, thus ensuring a better early maturation of the grapes. In the back part of this walled vineyard remain the ruins of a 15th century castle which was partly destroyed and burnt during the Vendée wars. On the photo, a turret at one of the corners of the plot. |
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