Domaine du petit Oratoire

In 2016, Lori Haon moved to Valliguières, in the Gard, while finishing his oenology studies in Alsace. He took over a wine estate of around twenty hectares that had been left abandoned, found on Leboncoin, and spent the first years restoring the vines. Among the trees and bushes that had grown on the plots, he identified magnificent century-old Carignan and Grenache vines. The estate is located in the Languedoc.

Today, the vines are farmed according to the principles of biology and biodynamics, with Demeter certification. In the cellar, vinifications are carried out without oenological products, with indigenous yeasts, no or very low doses of sulfur, and without filtration or fining. The estate asserts natural, living wines, a reflection of the terroir they come from and the values that guide their making.

The vinification methods are presented as respectful of the grapes and their terroirs: no inputs, spontaneous fermentations, neither fining nor filtration, and minimal or even nonexistent doses of sulphites. This approach accompanies a range of cuvées with singular names, including Jajatoès, Vivant À Souvi, La Partouze, En attendant les copains Rouge, T’as poussé le bouchon, Saturday night At Souvi, Loratoire, Les Lauzes Blanches, P’tit Louis, Blanc de Macération, Babar is the colour and Koalitre.

The Petit Oratoire estate is located at 52 chemin du Moulin à Vent, in Valliguières. The life of the estate and its wines is shared on Instagram. Visitors can come discover the place and catch up on news from the estate.