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Ravanès (domaine de)

Ravanès (domaine de)

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Description
Domaine de Ravanès, run by the Benin family since 1955, is a place steeped in history and a wine-growing tradition dating back to Roman times. It is situated to the north-west of Béziers on the banks of the River Orb, on a terroir that is half sandy-loam and half clay-limestone gravel. The Benin family have been pioneers of organic farming since 1965, and of the qualitative re-planting of grape varieties in the Languedoc region with the introduction of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon by Guy in the early 70s, and Petit Verdot by Marc in the 90s. For over 45 years, using 15 different grape varieties, the Benin family has been producing top-of-the-range PGI wines of strong character, originality and atypicality, which have won worldwide acclaim. The ultimate accolade came when ‘Les Gravières du Taurou’ 1999 beat ‘Pétrus’ 1999 in a blind tasting in London at the end of 2004. Over the last ten years or so, we have been developing the production of fresh, mineral and modern white wines based on Grenache Blanc and Gris in association with Petit Manseng and Colombard. More recently, we have added Souvignier Gris, a disease-resistant German hybrid, and Assyrtiko, a Greek grape adapted to drought, to our white range, and we have rehabilitated neglected southern varieties such as Alicante Bouschet for our reds. Today, Marc's 3 sons, Florent, for the technical aspects of the vineyards, Axel for the technical aspects of the winemaking and David for the commercial side, have joined the estate team.
Wine-growing region
Languedoc-Roussillon
Country
France

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Production mode

Year of certification
2014
Packaging
Bag in Box BIB
Glass bottle
Bulk wine
Type of product
Sweet and liqueur wine
Still wine

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Distribution network

Type of current customer(s)
Cafe / Hotel / Restaurant
Wine merchant
Broker / Commercial Agent
Organic Retailer
E-commerce / Mail order
Importer
Current countries
France
Swiss
Suede
UNITED STATES
Target countries
Germany
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Denmark
France
Japan
Monaco
Norway
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
UNITED STATES

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Website
Visit the website of Ravanès (domaine de)

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Main contact

First name
Marc
Last name
BENIN