Riberach Vins de Terroirs
Domaine Riberach's vinyard and wine near Perpignan
After 85 years of loyal service, the Bélesta cooperative cellar, founded in 1925, was nothing more than an industrial ruin when Luc Richard, a native of the region, and his wife Karin Pühringer, both architects, fell in love with this derelict building. A legacy of the region's wine boom, this former "wine cathedral" has been rehabilitated in a bucolic loft style while preserving the traces of its original function.
In order to perpetuate the know-how of the men and women of Bélesta, Luc created the Riberach Wine Estate in 2006 in association with a winemaker, Jean-Michel Mailloles, and two oenologists: Patrick Rodrigues and Guilhem Soulignac. Today it is this "multiculti" alliance that you can taste in a glass!
Our vineyard stretches across 12 hectares of organically farmed land, between the Mediterranean and the foothills of the Pyrenees. It was here, in the heart of this landscape bathed in Catalan sunshine, that the Riberach adventure first took root.
The richness of our terroir lies in an exceptional geological mosaic of schist, granite and limestone. This diversity of soils gives our high-altitude wines their distinctive identity, combining finesse, freshness, minerality and depth. Shaped by the Tramontane wind, our vines produce precise, authentic wines with a character all their own.
Riberach wines are, above all, an expression of our terroir. The geology and altitude of the Pyrenean foothills allow us to craft wines in which freshness, balance and a true sense of place can fully emerge.
Our approach focuses on individual vineyard plots, single-varietal vinification and extended barrel ageing, allowing us to reveal the character of each terroir and grape variety with precision.
Each wine reflects our philosophy, our exacting standards and the passion of the women and men who bring it to life.
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Maccabeu
Carignan
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Grenache
Carignan
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Syrah
Grenache
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Syrah
Cuvée Granit
Carignan
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50% Grenache noir
MACERATION
Grenache
BUBBLE
Grenache
Carignan gris
Because "wine is first made in the vineyard", we vinify in a traditional way, without any technological input. To respect the ecosystems, our health and yours, our wines are produced in Agro-Ecology. We propose an organic, integrated and coherent approach both in the vineyard and in the cellar:
- We reject the use of pesticides and herbicides and more generally all synthetic products or GMOs on the vine.
- Our fermentations are spontaneous, no chemical or physical corrections are made to the wines.
- The use of animal/plant origin fining agents and sterile filtration are forbidden.
- The use of sulphites is extremely limited, when not non-existent.
Our work aims to enhance the existing natural balance and ultimately to maintain and improve the fertility of our soils in a sustainable development perspective.
Whatever the vintage, we strive to vinify our wines without artifice and to reveal the unique character of their mountain terroir.
Throughout the year, we invite you to come and taste our wines and discuss the subject at the Comptoir-Cave of Domaine Riberach****. Our cellar-shop contains not only the wines of the estate, but also about thirty other references selected within a radius of 30km from our winegrower friends. In order to maintain our eco-responsible approach, all the wines we propose to discover are produced in organic, biodynamic or natural conditions.
You can also find all our wines on our online shop!
Want to enrich your experience at the estate? Discover all the wine tourism activities you can do during your visit. Stroll through the vineyards in a 4x4 Land Rover or by foot, visit the winery and enjoy wine tastings, discover a region and its history whilst sharing special moments with the people who make this area come alive.
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Convinced that the richness of our terroir deserves to be preserved, we have chosen an environmentally responsible approach to viticulture, allowing nature to express its full potential. Since our very first vintage, we have passionately cultivated the region’s emblematic grape varieties, including Grenache, Macabeu and Carignan, revealing the distinctive personality and authenticity of Riberach wines.