List of products by brand Chateau Minuty

Château Minuty is a family-owned domaine located in the early hinterland of Provence, overlooking the beautiful Gulf of Saint-Tropez. The history of the estate dates back to the early 1930s, when Gabriel Farnet, former owner of Châteauneuf in Vidauban, purchased Château Minuty, whose distant origins go back as far as the time of Napoleon III. Gabriel Farnet completely renovated the domaine, replanting all the vineyards according to a more modern vision and in such a way as to be able to direct production toward quality. An operation that paid off in the following decades, so much so that in 1955 Château Minuty became one of the 23 domaine classified as Grand Cru des Côtes de Provence.

In the 1960s, as ownership passed into the hands of Monique Farnet and her husband Etienne Matton, the estate underwent a thorough renovation. Traditional vines of the area-Tibouren, Rolle, Grenache-were planted with high-density plantings in order to naturally limit yields and obtain high-quality grapes. The changes in the vineyard, added to particularly accurate and delicate winemaking practices, led to a significant rise in the quality of the wines, which soon established themselves among the best excellences of Provence.

Since 1990, it is Jean-Etienne and François Matton who have been taking care of the family business with great passion and expertise. The old Carignan and Ugni Blanc plantings have been replaced with new Grenache and Rolle vineyards. Today the estate comprises 3 large estates: 60 hectares planted on soils composed of shale and limestone in the Saint-Tropez area; 80 hectares in Vidauban, on clay-limestone soils; and another 20 hectares on the splendid Valderian hills in Ramatuelle, overlooking the beautiful bay of Pampelonne. The grape varieties present within the domaine, are the historic ones of the southern French regions, in particular: Grenache, Syrah Mourvèdre, Tibouren and Rolle. Due to the extent of the estate, each is grown in the area most suited for microclimate and soil composition. Prominent in the range of wines are the rosés, a true specialty of the area, which express a refined, fresh and elegant profile.

WINERY IN BRIGNOLES

In March 2018, Minuty inaugurated a new winery in the industrial zone of Brignoles, including a vat room, a storage space of 2 million bottles and a bottling line with a capacity of 8,500 bottles/hour.

These investments were undertaken in order to respond favourably to the growing demand for rosé wines and with the aim of improving responsiveness and speed.

A NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART WINERY

In 2009, a new wine packaging and storage unit was built to meet the increased activity of the Château. This new building faces the Château and meets all environmental requirements. It contains a blending vat room with a capacity of 4,200 hl, an ultra-modern bottling line and two air-conditioned storage rooms with a capacity of 500,000 bottles each. 

BRANDED WINES

The branded wines marketed by Minuty SAS are made from a rigorous selection of wines vinified on the best terroirs of the Côtes de Provence appellation and come only from producers selected for the quality of their vineyards and their terroir.

Each of the partners of Minuty SAS scrupulously respects the quality criteria required by François and Jean-Etienne Matton in order to perfectly match the Minuty style.

The wines in the M and Prestige ranges benefit from the expertise acquired over three generations by the Matton family in the production of rosés emblematic of the Côtes de Provence.