A place of peace where we welcome those who wish to live a Mediterranean break. Here vine grows following the rhythm of nature, music, the scrubland’s winds and the sea.
Château L'Hospitalet - La Clape
Château l'Hospitalet is a 5-star resort and an estate of 1000 hectares, 82 of which are planted with vines, in a protected and sumptuous natural park.
The Grands Vins come from a selection of the best plots of the estate.
Since the 2017 vintage, the estate is certified AB (organic wine) and DEMETER (Biodynamic Agriculture).
• WINEMAKER'S NOTE •
Château l’Hospitalet stands just a hundred meters from the Mediterranean Sea, overlooking it. Enjoying a semi-arid Mediterranean climate with a mild winter variant, the vineyard has exceptional climatic conditions: long sunshine hours, heat stored up during the day by the limestone and then released at night to warm the grapes, the Mediterranean Sea which tempers the effects of temperature variations, and the altitude which softens the summer heat-waves.
Two types of soil contribute to the aromatic complexity, finesse and elegance of this cuvée: the marl-limestone soils at the foot of the cliff which are rich in fossils and provide water to the vines all year long despite the absence of summer rainfall; and the red Mediterranean soils formed on bluish grey compact chalk from the garrigue, resulting in rich, concentrated wines. The vines are tended using rational methods in line with the Demeter biodynamic approach.