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Domaine Deleuze-Rochetin
Arpaillargues-et-Aureillac

Domaine Deleuze-Rochetin in Arpaillargues is almost 200 years old. In 2006, Catherine Cathonet took over this family-run estate, and commissioned the building of a new, privately owned winery.   

Catherine and Jean-Michel Cathonet both knew they needed to start managing the vineyards in a way that protects both the land and its people. Within two years they had switched to farming their 20 hectares of land organically.

In 2013, they retained the services of Baptiste Cartier, an acclaimed winemaker with 20 years’ experience of organic viticulture and winemaking. Baptiste has worked with the Cathonets ever since, putting his considerable skills into showcasing the Domaine and the beauty of its terroir.

Domaine Deleuze-Rochetin
30700 Arpaillargues-et-Aureillac
+33 (0)4 66 59 65 27
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Duché d’Uzès AOP favourites

Harmattan is a white wine, a blend of 50% Viognier and 50% Grenache Blanc, expressing the typicity of the terroir’s limestone-rich soils. Care is taken to harvest the Viognier at optimum ripeness, retaining its bright, fruity flavours and vibrancy. This is very much a food-friendly wine, pale in colour, with smoky, iodine flavours alongside white fruit and flowers. 

Baptiste suggests serving Harmattan with pancetta-wrapped seabass, roasted and served with spring vegetables (asparagus, maybe) steamed and drizzled with a good quality olive oil.

Babel red is a blend of 60% Syrah and 40% Grenache, also harvested at optimum ripeness to preserve freshness. It shows deep, intense colour with aromas of crushed strawberries and other fresh fruit, while delicate tannins make it an elegantly textured, supple, eminently drinkable wine.  

Baptiste again: “This pairs superbly with vitello tonnato, the classic Italian veal dish made with tuna and capers.” It’s also a favourite served with soft, bloomy or washed-rind cheeses, whose earthiness matches the wine’s mellow flavours beautifully.