CH Â TEAU L É OUBE

Château Léoube is a 360 hectare property nestled on the edge of the Mediterranean. The last two years have seen mergers and acquisitions change the face of Provence, with the gargantuan LMVH group now owning as much of that region as they do in Champagne. For Léoube owners Lord and Lady Bamford, the change and innovation started over twenty-five years ago when they purchased a house in need of repair and its surrounding areas.

They were fortunate at the time to acquire the services of a young Romain Ott (the Ott family are rosé-producing royalty there), who 20 years on is still in charge of winemaking. Certified organic, the extent of future planning and pursuit of quality is impressive, from planting at different angles to introduce differing maturation times, to rejuvenating, replacing and resting soil under cover crops prior to replanting, a process that can take 10 years.

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