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Château Vignelaure Château Vignelaure is one of the most famous wine-producing estate of Provence. To download this image in hi-res format, please RIGHT-CLICK on the link below and select 'Save link as...' or equivalent. Download. (300dpi, CMYK, JPEG, 8MB)
Welcome to Vignelaure The château and its surrounding vineyards are located in the wild but beautiful countryside just to the north of the town of Aix-en-Provence, in the south-east of France. To download this image in hi-res format, please RIGHT-CLICK on the link below and select 'Save link as...' or equivalent. Download. (300dpi, CMYK, JPEG, 8MB)
Château Vignelaure red wine The red Chateau Vignelaure is the grand vin of the estate, made from a selection of the finest hand-picked grapes from old, low-yielding vines. To download this image in hi-res format, please RIGHT-CLICK on the link below and select 'Save link as...' or equivalent. Download. (300dpi, CMYK, JPEG, 1MB)
David O´Brien The owner and winemaker at Vignelaure. To download this image in hi-res format, please RIGHT-CLICK on the link below and select 'Save link as...' or equivalent. Download. (300dpi, CMYK, JPEG, 23MB)
Stainless-steel tanks Vignelaure has a modern wine-making cellar equipped with stainless-steel temperature-controlled tanks. To download this image in hi-res format, please RIGHT-CLICK on the link below and select 'Save link as...' or equivalent. Download. (300dpi, CMYK, JPEG, 5MB)
Barrels Each year after the first fermentations have finished the wine is transferred from the stainless steel tanks to the barrels in the undergound cellars. Barrels are sourced from six different barrel producers and great care is taken to select the best and match them to the individual wines. One third new and two thirds one and two year old barrels are used with 90% French oak and 10 % American oak. To download this image in hi-res format, please RIGHT-CLICK on the link below and select 'Save link as...' or equivalent. Download. (300dpi, CMYK, JPEG, 5MB)
Soil Set high in the hills above the town of Aix en Provence the vineyards of Vignelaure cover more than 60 hectares. See the Terrior page for more detail. To download this image in hi-res format, please RIGHT-CLICK on the link below and select 'Save link as...' or equivalent. Download. (300dpi, CMYK, JPEG, 4MB)
Grapes Six grape varieties are grown at Vignelaure : Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Grenache, Merlot, Cinsault and Carignan. The Cabernet Sauvignon was one of the first significant plantations in Provence and originated from Chateau La Lagune. The other varieties are plantations of ages varying between those planted in the past few years and those which are over 80 years old. To download this image in hi-res format, please RIGHT-CLICK on the link below and select 'Save link as...' or equivalent. Download. (300dpi, CMYK, JPEG, 8MB)

Quotes

"The Flagship Estate of Provence…Chateau Vignelaure"
Robert Joseph – The Complete Encyclopedia of Wine

"One of the show piece properties not only of Provence , but of France…"
Robert Parker - The Wines of the Rhone Valley and Provence

"David O’Brien has audacity, since 1994 he has consistently maintained a new high level of this famous Domaine "
Guide Hachette 2006

"David O’Brien has re-created the prestigious reputation of Vignelaure since taking over the Domaine"
Le Classement des Meilleurs Vins de France 2006

"The Estate which really gave Coteaux d’Aix it’s reputation…once again the Estate to watch"
Rosemary George – The Wines of the South of France

"Chateau Vignelaure, the famous vineyard in the appellation of Coteaux d’Aix en Provence. The wines of Vignelaure are perfect examples of provencal winemaking at it’s highest level. Considering their very reasonable prices…Vignelaure represents excellent value…."
Robert Parker – Guide des vins de France

"Perhaps one of the luckiest Irishmen alive is David O’Brien…not only does he get to make wine, a pleasure in itself, but he gets to wake up every morning in the Coteaux D’Aix en Provence surrounded by his own vines"
Tomas Clancy – The Sunday Business Post 2005

"A really ambitious wine that can compete with the best of Bordeaux"
Tim Atkin 2004 on La Coline de Vignelaure

"Chateau Vignelaure…elegant characterful red one of the best in Provence…"
Hugh Johnson – The Wine Atlas of France

"Chateau Vignelaure…passionately run by former racehorse trainer David O’Brien…it is no exaggeration to say the wines are among the classiest in Provence"
Robert Joseph – The Daily Telegraph 2004

"Le Roi des Roses!" Regional Head of the Appellation – Oenlogue Olivier Nasles 2005 on Chateau Vignelaure Rosé

"Vignelaure is a little corner of paradise. I am glad it is back in good hands"
Clive Coates MW. Author and journalist

"When I drink the wine of Vignelaure I hear violins playing gently"
Anthony Burgess – Author and Composer

"Without the sun I am nothing"
Motto of Chateau Vignelaure