Dom Chamfort

Domaine Chamfort is run by the energetic and irrepressible young vigneron, Vasco Perdigao. While Vasco is of Portuguese origin, he has fully integrated himself into the life of a vigneron in the southern Rhône as proprietor of the 40 acre Domaine Chamfort in Sablet, at the northern edge of the Gigondas appellation. While technically located in Sablet, the main production at Domaine de Chamfort comes from its 25 acres of vines in neighboring Vacqueyras, at the foothills of the imposing Dentelles de Montmirail. Here the vines have ideal exposure on the mid-slope or garrigue terrace made up of very stony soil and brown earth. The abundance of small stones and pebbles gives ideal drainage to the soil while retaining the heat of the sun to give added ripeness to the grapes.