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The winery is located between the communes of Saint-Jean-de-Fos and Montpeyroux in the Département of Hérault in the French wine region of Languedoc. The name is derived from two huge plane trees (see picture below). The property also includes a well, some almond and 33 olive trees and a small wood. The farm was founded in 2009 by Christian Spingler from Wahl-Bielefeld, who comes from a wine village in Württemberg. His love for the French south and numerous meetings and conversations with winegrowers in the region led to this decision. The oenologist Jean Natoli (Laboratoire Natoli & Associés) acts as consultant. The first vintage was harvested in 2010 and the vineyards cover four hectares of vineyards on clay and limestone soils at the foot of the Causse du Larzac, the karstified southern foothills of the Massif Central. They are planted with the white Grenache Blanc (Garnacha Blanca) and the red Grenache Noir (Garnacha Tinta), Carignan Noir (Mazuelo), Cinsault (Cinsaut), Syrah and Mourvèdre (Monastrell).
The main theme of the farm is a love of nature. For this reason too, the vineyards are cultivated according to certified, sustainable rules of the ECOCERT organic farming association. These include, among other things, the use of only the most necessary (and permissible) resources, with, for example, the most economical use of copper and sulphur, and the renunciation of artificial irrigation. The yields per hectare are based on the optimum grape quality for the respective wine. The average yield is only 20 hl/ha. The product range includes various IGP white, rosé and red wines Pays d'Hérault and Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert as well as the flagship of the house, the AOP Languedoc red wine"1 Vieilles Vignes"(Old Vines). This is made from Carignan Noir vines over 50 years old, supplemented with Grenache Noir, Syrah, Mourvèdre and Cinsault, fermented in stainless steel tanks and partly aged in used barriques.
Pictures: © Christian Spingler