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Origin and history

The castle of Rochecolombe rests on the remains of a Gallo-Roman villa, with first constructions dated from the 15th century. In the 17th century, the Pontal family built a manor house, which had been radically redesigned in the 19th century. This estate, marked by its management architecture, preserves a vaulted room of the 15th century transformed into a tasting cellar.

Acquired in 1925 by the Herberigs family, native to Belgium, the castle became a key player in local viticulture. Robert Herberigs participated in the 1930s in the recognition of the French AOC alongside Baron Pierre Le Roy de Boiseaumarie. Today, the fourth generation continues the wine-growing tradition on 24 hectares of vines, 17 on the coast of the Rhone and 7 on the coast of the Rhone villages.

The terroir, exposed southeast on limestone terraces, favours red wines with buttery and truffle notes, and whites with lemon and floral flavours. The vineyard, of an average age of 50, is dominated by grenache (50%), followed by syrah, cinsault and clairtte. Traditional winemaking and wine-growing for two years characterize production.

The toponym Rochecolombe (rocha doveca in occitan) evokes its position on a white limestone rock. The estate, classically structured with a rectangular house with pediment and two side pavilions, embodies the architectural and wine heritage of the Côtes-du-Rhône.

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