In 1978, Michèle Aubéry-Laurent and her husband Philippe Laurent bought a run-down farmhouse and accompanying vineyards in a village called Montbrison-sur-Lez, in the remote north-eastern frontier of the Southern Rhône.
They had three children. Michèle was a nurse and Philippe made organic wine – he was an early pioneer of natural wine, in fact, and they still adhere to this vision today.
When Philippe died unexpectedly in 1990, it was up to Michèle to care for the vines and the children single-handedly.
Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores for three Domaine Gramenon wines
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See Matt Walls’ tasting notes and scores for three Domaine Gramenon wines tasted:
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{"wineId":"32824","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"51257","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
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