Manoir Des Schistes

Le Manoir des Schistes is an small winery of 4 hectars situated on a hillock of deep black schist, Le Secret des Marchands wine is made of one parcel of Black Grenache located at 350 meters above sea level in the middle of a North wind corridor, we produce dry red wine and fortified wine. These vines are “old yet ageless”: they were already planted during the creation of the viticulture land registry in the area which shows that these vines are more than 80 years old. The maximum yield is about 10 hl/ha with some years between 5 to 7 hl/ha. Two to three vine stocks are necessary for the production of a bottle of this wine.

Some centuries ago, during difficult times, the traders of the region were the target of attacks when using the main path of the Valley of Agly. Therefore, in order to go down the valley safely, they followed different paths bordering the Corbieres mountain, which -though steeper than the main road- was less dangerous for them and their goods. To make their way through these paths, our plot of land, overhanging on the way, was used as a reference point. It was kept as a secret.