Domaine Les 4 Vents

France
Mercurol, Crozes-Hermitage, Cote du Rhone

35000 bottles in the cellar

Specialities: Red wine

Domaine les 4 Vents is located in Mercurol in the middle of the Crozes-Hermitage appellation owned by Lucie Fourel and her sister Nancy.

Lucie is a young "vigneronne," who took over 3.5 hectares in Crozes-Hermitage from her parents in 2006 with the idea of producing wines from the family's vineyards with a novel label. In 2013, her sister, Nancy, decided to join the winery and this is where the name "Domaine les 4 Vents" was born.

In 2015, another 6.5 hectares were added, bringing the estate to its current size of 10 hectares. Before returning to the family estate, Lucie spent several years at other wineries in the Rhone Valley, during which she developed her philosophy and learned the right practices for organic and biodynamic farming, as well as for natural winemaking.

Lucie does not use sulfur dioxide during the winemaking process and only adds a minimal dose just before bottling. The wines are fermented using only indigenous yeasts.