The Château de Paraza comes back to life under the impetus of a family project. Within our family, all members, including parents and three children, are actively involved in working the vines. Since their first harvest in 2005, the estate has undergone remarkable development. By adopting a sustainable agriculture approach, by renewing plots, by acquiring new vats and a new press, as well as by establishing an aging cellar, we strive to magnify the Languedoc terroir and reflect our philosophy through our wines. Our goal is to reveal all the quintessence of this region and to transmit our unique vision through each bottle we produce.
A UNIQUE TERROIR
Discover Minervois, one of the oldest Mediterranean vineyards. Our estate, located in the exceptional Minervois terroir called “Les Serres”, offers you a unique wine experience.
Our vines flourish on clay-limestone soil dating from the Tertiary period, giving our wines incomparable richness and complexity. With an average age of 30 years, our vines express their full potential. But it is our old vines, over 50 years old, which give birth to our greatest wines.
At the heart of our family estate, we put our passion and our know-how at the service of each cluster. Each member of our family plays an essential role in the creation of our exceptional wines.
RESPECT FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT
As wine-growers, we are very concerned by the respect for our environment, for our own health and also to maintain the richness of our soil which the quality of our wines depends on. As a result, we practice a reasoned agriculture, respectful of nature, with many practices similar to the organic approach. Everyday, we take care of our vines and watch its environment and the elements which could impact its growth. We intent to respect our terroir at most and to intervene the least possible, depending on climate conditions, risk of disease, and stage of growth of the vines.
We are now certified High Environmental Value (Level 3)
Some examples of environmentally aware processes we have set up:
REASONED AGRICULTURE IN THE VINES
- We replaced chemical weeding by mechanical weeding. It is followed by deep soil cultivation.
- We promote biodiversity in our vines: we replant and maintain a pinewood, olive trees and garrigue.
- In 2017, we have implemented mating disruption to control moth in our 75 hectares of vines. The objective is to limit the use of chemical products.
RESPONSIBLE PRACTICES IN OUR WINERY
- Water treatment. Discharge is processed in compliance with regulations. There is an ongoing search for clean technologies. No chemical product are used to clean the vats and the winery.
- Water consumption. We control our water consumption. Following the latest drought, in particular in 2016 and 2017, it has become an essential stake. We limit as much as possible our water consumption.
ECO-PACKAGING
In partnership with our suppliers, we have rethought our packaging to reduce our packaging weight and consequently our carbon impact. In this matter, we use packaging from sustainably managed forests (FSC certification), fully recyclable.
We assess the impact on the environment of all the actions taken when considering the strategic management of the winery. We have been considering the implementation of solar panels to sustain the power needs of the winery. We hope to implement our project soon.
Les vignerons du Château de Paraza adhèrent à la Charte des Vignerons Indépendants
“Le Vigneron Indépendant respecte son terroir, travaille sa vigne, récolte son raisin, vinifie et élève son vin, met en bouteille sa production et commercialise ses produits”
