GOOD VIBRATIONS

The roots of their estate date back to 1587 – practically an eternity, and God only knows where the family’s first vine stood! What Dominique and Laurent Courbis do know, however, is that their father was the first to clear some land and plant on the spectacular hillsides above the village, with their panoramic views to the Rhône-Isère confluence. “In the mid-sixties, he pioneered the idea of making life difficult for oneself in order to make good wines.” Trouble must certainly be taken to tend this quite beautiful vineyard: the steep amphitheatre of terraces form dizzying waves of vegetation that defy the vignerons with each new vintage.