Mas Amiel

France

Winery Information

Location: Maury, Roussillon

Winemaker: Nicolas Raffy

Properties: 150 has. of vineyards on a property of over 500 ha

Production: 450,000 bottles annully, of which about 30% is exported.

Web: http://masamiel.fr/en/

The history of Mas Amiel begins in 1816 when a bishop gambles one of his lands around a table and loses it to Raymond Etienne Amiel. The property had 10 hectares of vineyards, which were completely destroyed by phylloxera in 1865. However, the estate was later replanted with American rootstock vines. Subsequently, Amiel's son joined forces with Camille Gouzy, who built a cellar within the same estate.
After a decline in sales, the property was mortgaged and taken over by Charles Dupuy. His son Jean developed it and produced a natural sweet wine under the Mas Amiel brand. The grandson, Charles, continued the work of his ancestors until his death in 1997. From then on, Olivier Decelle purchased Mas in 1999.
Today it consists of 226 hectares of land, including 170 planted with vines. It is located precisely in the heart of the Agly Valley, near Maury.