Domaine Gour de Chaule
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Founded near the turn of the 20th century, the unassuming bottles from Domaine Gour de Chaule offer incredible quality and consistency in Gigondas. Three generations of matrilineal leadership have seen the domaine transition to estate bottling, sustainable agriculture, and one of the best reputations in the appellation.
Founded in the year 1900 by Eugene Bonfils, Domaine Gour de Chaule is one of the historic properties in Gigondas whose history predates the appellation itself. It wasn’t until the 1970s that the domaine began bottling small quantities of wine for private clients. Eugene’s granddaughter, Aline Bonfils, made significant changes during the 1980s, moving the winery towards bottling their entire production. Stephanie Fumoso and her son Paul are the current generation and are building on the domaine’s already established reputation.
The domaine is comprised of fifteen hectares, with ten planted within the appellation of Gigondas and the other five in neighboring communes. A vast majority of the vines are planted to Grenache, supplemented by Mourvedre, Syrah, and Cinsault. In addition to a variety of reds produced under the Gigondas AOP, the winery produces a Cotes du Rhone from their holdings in Vacqueyras and Violes, along with a Gigondas Rose.
All the reds at Domaine Gour de Chaule are fermented whole cluster, and elevage for the Gigondas bottlings is done in large foudres for approximately eighteen months. Stephanie and Paul have also recently started bottling two individual parcels from old ungrafted vines under the names La Numero Huit and Le Gour.
