wines

The winery, which spans three levels, was renovated in 2018 and relies on gravity flow to circulate the wine, dispensing with the need for any pumping. The harvests are delivered to the second floor and sorted on the table. After destemming, the grapes are transferred to the two pneumatic presses on the first floor, ensuring very gentle pressing. The resulting juice is then conveyed to the vat room on the ground floor, a carefully temperature-controlled space.

The white grapes, harvested slightly over-ripe on certain plots, naturally produce rich, singular wines. The vinification of the white wines is partly done in new French-oak barrels and stainless-steel vats.

The rosé wines are crafted to ensure respect for varietal diversity and the appellation’s typicity. The terroir’s cooler temperatures generate the perfect balance between acidity, fruitiness, and roundness. In the winery, vinification in small, 845-gallon vats makes broader choices possible in blending.
The red wines are produced from low-yield plots with very high maturity potential to obtain the concentration and structure typical of great wines. Maceration in amphora-shaped concrete tanks ensures improved intermingling of juices and ideal oxygenation.

The barrel-aging process typically takes 18 months. Heating choices are always in accordance with the vintage, juice concentration, and color in a ceaseless quest for aromatic complexity and balance.

To produce its quality wines, Château Margüi steadfastly honors its fundamental values in winemaking: respecting the environment, bringing forth the best from the Coteaux-Varois-en-Provence terroir, and being precise in every step of the production cycle.

Our wines are the quintessence of this legendary terroir. They are crafted in three colors – red, rosé, and white – and in two “cuvées” – the emblematic Château de Margüi cuvée and the more exclusive and atypical Bastide de Margüi cuvée.