Domaine de Méaulx Vineyard

A trip to France and particularly the South is not complete without a visit to a vineyard. We were spoilt for choice whilst staying in Seillans. As previously mentioned we sampled the local wines when we had dinner at Chez Hugo and La Gloire de mon Pere.


We had the Chateau des Selves in red and rose and the Chateau de Jasson. The former vineyard could be visited and was only down the road from the Chateau we were staying at.

 

There were however, also other vineyards that could be visitied. We decided on the small house of domaine de Meaulx (http://www.meaulx.com/). We approached this from Seillans up the scenic route ancienne, going both under and across some beautiful Roman viaducts. The route was in fact so 'ancient' that the road itself was very uneven and scattered with flint. We managed to get a flat tire in the hire car on the way there, which Gipsy Spread had to change whilst mother in law Spread and I watched on.


We eventually got back on the road and approached the drive up to the vineyard five minutes later. This was set with very established olive trees either side, with rows and rows of vines leading into the horizon.

We parked the car and went in search of the 'boutique' where the wines could be purchased and sampled. This turned out to be a tiny little farmhouse where the wines and olive oil were displayed.

There was some seating artfully arranged in the serene landscape for clients to sit and sample their degustation selection of wines. In fact, if we had had more time, we would have come back with a picnic and brother and sister in law Spread for a blissful afternoon sojourn.

A bottle of the rose was 7 Euros to purchase. This was a delightfully crisp and dry citrus flavoured offering. Gipsy Spread stated he actually thought it was better than the 2011 Sancere rose we purchased on our last visit.


Also, best of all of the degustation was that it was at no cost. I'm unsure whether this was because we chose to purchase the wine, however the vintner had topped our glasses up before we even mentioned buying anything.

I highly recommend visiting this bijous vineyard. However, pack a picnic, bring your friends and family and plan to spend the afternoon in the sunshine and beauty of this gorgeous landscape. The vitner also has a dog to make the experience even more pleasurable.