The Soil

The Soil

For 7 centuries, the generations have followed one another on this Catalan ground of Aspres between the Canigou mount and the Mediterranean, being transmitted the same ground and the same tradition. If the grounds of the Strong Saint-Pierre are argilo-limestones, those of Sant Lluc are stonier whereas the grounds of the Farmhouse of Miserys on a schist solid mass, are planted of Grenache. The outputs which were on average 40 hl per hectare drop because of age of the vines of which some still go up with replantings of 1878.

Therefore for a few years, the Puig-Parahÿ Castle has reinvested in its vines by replanting the other type of vines such as Syrah. The diversity of the exposures of the pieces as well as the multiplicity of the different grounds makes it possible for this field to exploit a great number of other type of vines such as: Carignan, black, gray, and white Grenache, Muscatel of Alexandria, Macabeu, Mourvèdre and Muscatel small grains. This type of vine diversity constitutes the true inheritance of this field and is the pledge of the great quality of its products.