Xavier Vins

Negociant
Office/cellar: Old celler at Chateau des Fines Roches +33 954 020 567
Direct sale: Place du 8 mai 1945 Beaumes-de-Venise +33 490 371 979
Mail: info@xaviervins.com
Web: http://www.xaviervins.com

In 2002 Xavier Vincent started to buy wine - mostly from his clients - to create "his own wine". This was the beginning of "Xavier Vins". 
Xavier has a special principle when he chooses the wines he wants to buy. He only buys small quantities at a single producer, often a single barrel he finds will fit into the type of wine he wants to blend; he wants that wine from at least 20 different producers are part of the blend in wines sold with the name Xavier Vins.
It's the philosophy behind this way to make blends that it will be a wine expressing the appellation and not a single producer or terroir.

Wines (Information about the cuvées are not updated.)

Chateauneuf du Pape
2009: 55% Grenache, 35% Mourvedre and 15% Syrah
Grenache 90+ years and Mourvedre 75+ years 
Syrah and Mourvedre aged in 0-2-years-old barriques. Grenache in truncated wooden tank.

Chateauneuf du Pape Anonyme
100-years-old Grenache, in mixed planting with most of the other allowed varieties 25% matures in concrete tank and the rest in different sizes of barrels.

Chateauneuf du Pape La Réserve VII IX X
A none vintage wine blended from 3 different vintages 2007 (43%), 2009 (21%) and 2010 (36%).

Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc
20% Grenache Blanc, 30% Clairette, 40% Roussanne, 10% other varieties. Roussanne is fermented and aged in barriques for 6 months.

Gigondas
100% Grenache. Aged in barriques or demi-muids.

Vacqueyras
50% Syrah, 30% Grenache, 10% Mourvedre and 10% Cinsault.
Syrah and Mourvedre are aged in barriques for 18 months.

Muscat de Beaumes de Venise
100% Muscat Petit Grains.

Cotes du Rhone Village
 50% Grenache, 25% Syrah and 25% Mourvèdre.

Cotes du Rhone 
60% Grenache, 25% Mourvedre and 15% Syrah.
Syrah and Mourvedre are aged in barriques. Grenache in foudres or demi-muids.

Cotes du Rhone Rosé
15% Grenache, 45% Syrah, 10% Cinsault, 30% Mourvedre

Ventoux
50% Syrah, 30% Grenache og 20% Mourvedre.
Syrah and Mourvedre aged in barriques.

VDF 100% Xavier
A blend og varieties from Languedoc and Rhone.
"our best seller, best value for money, best "flagship" of our wine philosophy".

VDF Le Petit Xavier
50% Grenache and 50% Syrah.

VDF Le Petit Xavier Rosé
50% Grenache and 50% Syrah.

VDF Le Petit Xavier Blanc
50% Sauvignon, 30% Picpoul, 20% Grenache Blanc.

Xavier Vignon - Oenologist

In the late 80'ties Xavier Vignon finished his education as an oenologist from the universitety in Montpellier - Diplôme National d’œnologue (DNO). 

During the first decennium after his education he worked at different places around the world: Chateau Corbin-Michotte in Saint-Emilion, Chez Wolfberger in Alsace, producers in Napa Valley and Pic Saint-Loup, Moët & Chandon in Eperny, Cloudy Bay in New Zealand and Domaine Chandon in Australia. 

So he was quite an experienced oenologist, when he settled down in Rhone in the late 90'ties and got a job at Avignon Oenologie Conseil. This laboratory was soon after amalgamated with Institut Oenologique de Champagne, at that time owned by Eric Petitjean, who made Xavier Vignon manager of the laboratory and the leading oenologist.
In December 2008 the laboratory was removed to a new location at Chateau Husson in Courthezon, which at that time had been purchased by Jean Pierre Hugues. In 2009 Eric Petitjean sold the laboratory to the big firm Lallemand. 
Xavier Vignon does still have some connection with the laboratory but today he works on his own as an oenological advisor and choose his clients himself and spends his time giving advise to clients who has chosen to work with him.