De Boel France
De Boel-France is an artisanal reality that has recently entered the world of wine. Nelly France is originally from Brittany, while Arnaud De Boel comes from Belgium: they meet in New Zealand during 2009, and their passion for wine and gastronomy unites them to such an extent that it leads them to settle in the Rhône Valley. Without the arrows of significant viticultural heritage in their quiver, they begin working for some local domaines in 2011, but within a few years they reach a turning point: the family expands with the arrival of their two children, Augustin and Margot, and in 2016 the adventure of their own winery begins. The search for land concludes with fortunate acquisitions of some old plots, scattered among the major denominations of the Rhône, and with the realization of the first harvest in 2018.
De Boel-France has its operational headquarters in the village of Lemps, just north of Valence: it is included in the Collines Rhodaniennes denomination, located along the bustling hills that outline the bends of the Doux stream, a tributaryof the great river. In the northern territory of the Côte du Rhône, there are two more plots of land: extensive in the renowned appellations of Saint-Joseph and Cornas, they are characterized by exposed granite rocks and cultivated with the typical white grapes Marsanne and Roussanne, as well as the undisputed black sovereign, Syrah. The mosaic also consists of plots located in the southern region, rooted in sandy, limestone, silt, and sandy soils, easily scattered with fossil remains: Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages Massif-d'Uchaux and Sainte-Cecile are the reference denominations, populated with the usual southern Mediterranean varieties such as Grenache, both Noir and Blanc, Carignan, along with the lesser-known Caladoc, a cross of Grenache and Malbec created in 1958. The vineyards are tended according to the rules of organic farming and using preparations and principles of biodynamics.
The vinifications of Domaine De Boel-France consistently follow a non-interventionist philosophy and rely on whole cluster processing with gentle pressing, fermentations conducted solely
De Boel-France is an artisanal reality that has recently entered the world of wine. Nelly France is originally from Brittany, while Arnaud De Boel comes from Belgium: they meet in New Zealand during 2009, and their passion for wine and gastronomy unites them to such an extent that it leads them to settle in the Rhône Valley. Without the arrows of significant viticultural heritage in their quiver, they begin working for some local domaines in 2011, but within a few years they reach a turning point: the family expands with the arrival of their two children, Augustin and Margot, and in 2016 the adventure of their own winery begins. The search for land concludes with fortunate acquisitions of some old plots, scattered among the major denominations of the Rhône, and with the realization of the first harvest in 2018.
De Boel-France has its operational headquarters in the village of Lemps, just north of Valence: it is included in the Collines Rhodaniennes denomination, located along the bustling hills that outline the bends of the Doux stream, a tributaryof the great river. In the northern territory of the Côte du Rhône, there are two more plots of land: extensive in the renowned appellations of Saint-Joseph and Cornas, they are characterized by exposed granite rocks and cultivated with the typical white grapes Marsanne and Roussanne, as well as the undisputed black sovereign, Syrah. The mosaic also consists of plots located in the southern region, rooted in sandy, limestone, silt, and sandy soils, easily scattered with fossil remains: Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages Massif-d'Uchaux and Sainte-Cecile are the reference denominations, populated with the usual southern Mediterranean varieties such as Grenache, both Noir and Blanc, Carignan, along with the lesser-known Caladoc, a cross of Grenache and Malbec created in 1958. The vineyards are tended according to the rules of organic farming and using preparations and principles of biodynamics.
The vinifications of Domaine De Boel-France consistently follow a non-interventionist philosophy and rely on whole cluster processing with gentle pressing, fermentations conducted solely
