Château des Adouzes
Château des Adouzes
【The essence of the Languedoc written in schist: Faugères from seventy-year-old vines】
Château des Adouzes lies twenty kilometres north of Pézenas in the Languedoc. Its closeness to the foothills of the Cévennes draws down cool air that tempers the summer heat and keeps the vines in fine condition.
Most of the 42 hectares are planted with old Grenache Noir, Cinsault and Carignan of more than seventy years, the remainder with Mourvèdre and Syrah. All of it thrives on magnificent schist, and the entire property falls within the Faugères AOP.
Faugères is a small appellation with a formidable reputation for red wine. It is the only district in the Languedoc whose terroir is uniform across its whole extent, and schist is the leading player. This nutrient-poor rock drains water away, driving the roots deep into the fissures of the bedrock in search of moisture — a quality that makes the vines remarkably resistant to drought. Schist also absorbs and stores the heat of the day and gives it back slowly through the night, encouraging even, healthy ripening.
