Domaine Les Grands Bois

Marc and Mireille Besnardeau
55, Avenue Jean Jaurè, 84290 Sainte Cecile les Vignes
Tel. +33 490 308 186
Direct sale: Monday - Saturday: 9.00-12.00 and 14.00-18.30
Mail: mbesnardeau@grands-bois.com
Web: www.grands-bois.com

The domain was established in 1929 by Albert Farjon. Mireille Besnardeau is a descendant of him. She and her husband became owners in 1994. At that time all the production was sold to negociant but from 1997 the first bottling of wine  was made and the next year new cellars were established and some fields were replanted with Syrah and Mourvedre. In 1998 was bought vineyards in Rasteau and Cairanne
The domain covers today a total of 47 ha with vineyards spread in seven communes, Sainte Cécile les Vignes, Lagarde-Paréol, Suze la Rousse, Tulette, Cairanne, Rasteau and Travaillan.
3/4 of the fields were planted before 1950, some vines were planted in 1902.
Since 2011 the vineyards are certified agriculture biologique.

Wines
(Philippine, Gabrielle and Eloïse are the daughters of the owners and the use of the cuvée-names may change by the vintages)

Rasteau Marc
2017: 50% Grenache, 25 % Mourvèdre, 25% Syrah. 
Aged in demi-muids.

Cairanne Maximilien
2017: 50% Grenache, 35% Mourvedre,15% Syrah.

Cairanne Merielle
50% Grenache, 35% Mourvedre, 15% Syrah. 
Partly aged in demi-muids

Cairanne Eloïse
2017: 50% Grenache, 35% Mourvedre, 15% Syrah. 
Aged in barriques for 11 months.

Cairanne Blanc Malorie
2016: 50% Viognier, 50% Roussanne. 
50% is fermented and aged in barriques for 11 months.

Cotes du Rhone Village Sainte Cécile
60% Grenache, 40% Syrah. 

Cotes du Rhone Les Le Gabrielle
2018: 65% Grenache, 30% Syrah and 5% Carignan

Cotes du Rhone Les Trois Sœurs
2019: 60% Grenache and 40% Carignan. Carignan press direct.

Cotes du Rhone Blanc Le Viognier
2019: 100% Viognier.