About us
Description
Founded in 1932, the winery can now store 25,000 hectolitres of wine in its
stainless steel, and coated concrete vats. We have 400 barrels, a winery, two stone-built granges for maturing it, and a
separate zone for storing the bottles.
Also, all the necessary modern technology:
- A pneumatic press and a system for carbonic maceration
- A destalker, three refrigeration units, insulated vats, filters
We undertake all stages of the wine-making ourselves, from the harvest right through to the bottling.
The vineyards
250 hectares, of which 95% are classed Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée Corbières, on a calcareous gravelly clay, originating from the terraces of the Montagne d’Alaric. The vineyards are situated at 60-120m above sea level.
Facing south, the vines are protected from the strong westerly wind and sea breezes by the mountain (600m).
Five exclusively Mediterranean grape varieties are grown:
- Carignan 40 %
- Cinsault 10 %
- Grenache 28 %
- Mourvèdre 12 %
- Syrah 10 %
The annual yields vary between 46 and 50 hectolitres/hectare.
The harvesting is entirely by hand and is spread over a whole month.
We are concerned about preserving both the environment and the quality of our wine, and we have set up a system of sustainable management of the vines. All of 2002's harves is certified with the "Terra Vitis" label.
The people
Our organisation brings together a total of 50 vine growers but is unusual in that 8 young, enthusiastic winemakers are, on their own, responsible for 80% of the production.
Our team of 7 employees and our oenologist Marc Dubernet take care of the wine-making and marketing.
Production and marketing
In an average year we produce 12,500 hectolitres of red, rosé and white Corbières.
White represents 5% of the production with rosé varying between 10% and 15% depending on the year.
Our wine is marketed directly in France, bypassing the big wholesalers, but 50% of the production is exported (EU, Japan, USA).
Vignerons de Camplong, 11200 Camplong d'Aude, France
tel : 04 68 43 60 86 fax : 04 68 43 69 21
email : vignerons@camplong.com
