About This Vineyard
Domaine Sainte Barbe was founded in 2000, its name comes from a cross erected on top of the hill overlooking the vineyard. My grandfather was the first to embark on winemaking, then my father started his own domaine in 1967 (Domaine des Chazelles) which still exists. My wife and I work together on 8.2 hectares of Chardonnay in the villages of Vire and Montbellet divided into two appellations – Vire Clessé (5.7 ha) and Macon-Villages (2.5 ha). The family estate has always been respectful of the soil, with no herbicide used. It is in line with this philosophy that I obtained organic certification in 2006, the first Vire-Clessé domaine to get it.
