Chateau Saint Estéve de Neri is a an independent wine producer in the Appellation of Cotes du Luberon. The property is situated on the south flank of the Luberon range of mountains, about 25 km north of Aix en Provence. It enjoys a temperate Mediterranean climate, without the extreme cold of a continental climate in the winter and in the summer it is dry with light breezes relieving the heat. The average rainfall is just over 600 mm and is distributed evenly through the year. The Luberon has in the order of 2600 hours of sunshine per annum, one of the sunniest areas of France.

The “terroir” is essentially Eocene red clay and sand covered with rough limestone rocks and pebbles. It is within the Pays d’Aigues sector of the Luberon geological system and there is good subterranean water because of the limestone. Pays d’Aigues means “country of water.”

Since taking over the property our farming philosophy has been to eliminate the use of herbicides and pesticides and keep interventions to a prudent minimum. We practice a “vendange vert” selectively in the vineyard to manage yields and fruit concentration.

The grape varieties of the Luberon are traditional Rhone varieties, including grenache noir, syrah, carignan, grenache blanc and ugni blanc.