Saint-Chinian, France

La Madura

Domaine La Madura is a small wine estate in the Saint-Chinian appellation that has something of a patchwork quality due to the great diversity of its soils, grape varieties, altitude, and microclimates. It is this diversity that is one of the estate's greatest assets.

Owner and winemaker Cyril Bourgne spent many years in Bordeaux at Lynch-Bages and Chateau de Fieuzal giving him strong foundations to start his own Domaine with his wife Nadia in 1999.

Domaine La Madura is broken up into a series of small plots, which is typical of the estates in the Languedoc. Each wine is made from a large number of small plots into one cohesive blend. The diversity of terroirs along with altitude variation (150 to 300m) create wines greater than the sum of their individual parts with energy, vivacity, and a strong sense of place.

The vines are worked with a constant concern to care for and improve the environment by building in the various related parameters. This approach is “Haute Valeur Environnementale” certified (HVE = High Environmental Value).