History:
25 km from Nimes, Château Roubaud, property of the family since 1900, surrounded at that time with 20 hectares of vines, increased from generation to generation to reach today 75 hectares. Since 1927, Louis Thomas sold his wine "Château Roubaud" in bottles, which allows him to benefit from the controlled Appellation "Côtes du Rhône". In 1950, after the creation of the Appellation "V.D.Q.S." (Wine Delimited of High Quality), Château Roubaud became one of the most highly reputed vineyards and the pride of Mr. Thomas was to have been the first to bottle his wine in the "Costières du Gard". In 1957, he retired and let his daughter, Annie Molinier, take over the business, which she brilliantly performed maintaining the tradition, the name and dynamism, that contributed in 1986 to being included in the list of the Controlled Appellation "Costières de Nîmes". Awarded regularly with gold or silver medals during agricultural competitions in Paris and in Mâcon, Château Roubaud follows the classical wine making process while incorporating modern techniques of oenology. The wine area is located in a natural prolongation of the Rhône Valley in somewhat nutrient poor lands with plenty of reddish round stones coming from the Alps. These stones assure a perfect maturity and low yield for the principal grape varieties: Carignan, Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, which give this wine its character, and contribute to the fame of the "Costières de Nîmes".In 2003 Annie handed over the buisiness  to her two children Guillaume and Francoise and so the winery continues with another generation and more awards.
 

Grape Varieties:
            - Syrah
            - Grenache
            - Cinsault
            - Carignan

Wine Making Method:
Grapes harvest with full maturity, destemment, vinify by grape variety tank, according to the traditional method with one week maceration under temperature control < 28°. After the malolactic fermentation, the different tanks are blent according to analytical and organoleptic tests.

Wine Tasting:
Nice brilliant colour, ruby red. Smell of red fruits and close in spicy. In mouth, nuances of black currant, cherry, then presence of tannins well matured. Well balanced, this wine can be drunk immediately and could be aged one or two years preserved in good conditions. Recommended for red meats, fowls and cheeses.
 

Grape Varieties:
            - Syrah 
            - Grenache
            - Mourvedre 
Selection of old vineyard with low yield.

Wine Making Method:
Grapes harvest with full maturity, destemment vinify by grape varieties tanks, according to the traditional method with one week maceration under temperature control < 28°. After the malolactic fermentation, the different tanks are blent according to analytic and organoleptic tests.

Wine Tasting:
Nice lively and warm colour, lightly painted red. Powerful and complex smell with prevalence of spicy. in mouth, soft attack, then pleasant tannins bring a good structure on secondary aromas well developed. Recommended for meats in sauce, games and cheeses.
 

Grape Varieties:
            - Grenache
            - Roussanne

Wine Making Method:
Hand made crop with perfect maturity. After a racking of the must at 6°, the clear juice ferments during about twenty days under control of temperatures at 18°. Malolactic fermentation not made.

Wine Tasting:
A pale yellow colour, with a fine smell of white flowers and citrus fruit. Well balanced, elegant without heaviness. To drink within two years in order to keep the freshness and to appreciate the power of the aromas. Recommended for the aperitif, the wine can go perfectly with all sea foods, white meats and goat cheeses.
 

Grape Varieties:
            - Syrah 50%
            - Grenache 50%

Wine Making Method:
After a hand made crop with perfect maturity, this wine is making according to the bleeding method with permanent control of fermentation temperatures under 20°. Malolactic fermentation not used.

Wine Tasting:
This rose wine has a very nice grenadine colour, and red fruits intense aromas: red currant, raspberry. Recommended for the aperitif, this wine has to be drunk young. It is pre-eminently the "summer wine".