Tardieu-Laurent

Vineyards

Michel Tardieu’s talents have been widely recognized for having secured long-term, hand-shake deals with vignerons who carefully guard the location of their properties. Each is the caretaker of only vineyards with 50- to 100-plus-year-old vines.  

Two-thirds of Michel’s production is in southern Rhône, where he has working relationships with 60 growers, including 40 in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The remaining wines are produced in northern Rhône, where his network includes 40 growers.

During the course of the year, Michel regularly visits the vignerons and walks their vineyards, sharing technical information, winemaking techniques and even declaring when the grapes are ready to be harvested.