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LA SEIGNEURIE DE PEYRAT - A FAMILY HISTORY

Only three families followed one another in this field, exploiting the grounds since the XVIIe century. After the family of Peyrat, this residence Henri Reboul, important personality of the Napoleonean time lived, which brought back of Italy some remarkable tables including Three Graces of Raphael (Museum of Chantilly): at that time Mister de Jouy reported with enthusiasm its visit with Peyrat "in this dwelling or I found the model completed of all that, the affections of the heart, the culture of the spirit and the love of the good can do for the happiness of a family in the general interest of the fatherland".

The property was acquired in 1910 by Gustave Fayet, postpones grandfather of Luc Viennet. The personality of Gustave Fayet is well-known, like wine owner, but also as painter and collector. One owes him in particular the restoration of the Abbey of Fontfroide close to Narbonne.

Luc Viennet undertook a complete reorganization of the property. Quality depending above all on the grape, it started by undertaking réencépagement massive. It introduced southernmost extra type of vines such as San Giovese, Caladoc, Chardonnay, Viognier, Sauvignon.
Merlot and Cabernet. It innovates in the techniques of wine making with Guy Bascou, a large French?nologist and with young Australian œnologists. The production is vinified type of vine by type of vine. Picking off, control of the temperatures, cuvaisons long and breeding out of barrel are practised.