caroline @ wildearthvineyards.com Tel: +33(0)553 227271
Caroline & Seán Feely
Château Haut Garrigue
24240 Saussignac France
Haut Garrigue, Wild EARTH Vineyards is:
E: Excellent wines
A: Artisanal & hand-made
R: Respectful of the earth & you
T: True to its place & terroir
H: Historic
*STOP PRESS The Guide Hachette - the top French Wine Guide and one of the top guides in Europe has selected our merlot and our dry white for the 2009 edition. This follows on from the medal for our merlot on the Bordeaux Wine Competition in May. Both of these wines are available in O'Briens 27 shops in Ireland. If you don't have one near you you can order online from us at Ireland Orders.
*ORGANIC VINEYARD WALKS, TOURS TO ST EMILION, MEDOC & WINE COURSES See photos of the our organic vineyard route walk. Click The Organic Vineyard Route to read more about nature and vineyard walks at Garrigue and beyond. Visit French Wine Adventures for the multi-day organic vineyard walks and tours to St Emilion we offer.
*CALAIS COLLECTION You can now order at french prices and get the wine delivered to Calais for you to collect at your convenience or on your french holiday!
Are you looking for an ideal gift? Consider a VINEYARD SHARE or perhaps a GIFT VOUCHER for a wine tour or workshop here at our beautiful property in France? For the wine buff what about a wine saver pump or a chic chef's apron?
Our latest sémillon/ sauvignon blanc and our award winning merlot are now in 27 O'Briens shops around Ireland. Please send us a photo of the display when they have arrived.
Look out for our top range wines in Donnybrook Fair. They now stock our top end La Source french oak aged wines.
Many of our wines are very small production and sell-out direct. To make sure you get the information on our limited releases before anyone else subscribe by emailing 'caroline @ wildearthvineyards.com' with your country and county or state.
But it's not only our farm that is historic. Our families were both involved in the wine business generations ago. Seán's grandfather owned and farmed a vineyard while he was growing up. Caroline's grandmother was a French descended from the Galway Frenchs. This is one of the 14 merchant families of Galway alongside illustrious names of Lynch and Kirwan - both famous wine geese. The French tribe moved from Normandy in France to Galway to import wine in the 1300s. Frenchs are noted as significant wine negociants in Bordeaux and Dublin in the golden era of the 1700s/ 1800s.
In 2005 we decided to follow our roots and left our city jobs to pursue the dream of producing fine wines from small high-quality individual parcels. Chateau Haut Garrigue offers excellent terroir, the right mix of grape varietals (merlot and cabernet sauvignon for our wonderful rich reds and rosé, sémillon and sauvignon blanc for our delicious whites) and old vines. We grasped the opportunity to follow our dream. We invite you to discover more about our Wild Earth Wines, the Grape Escape (our self-catering house), our vineyards or to shop online. Then visit us at Chateau Haut Garrigue to taste our wine, picnic or stay awhile. A bientot!
EARL Chateau Haut Garrigue SIRET (company Registration): 48411928400012 TVA Intracommunautaire: FR47484119284 |
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**STOP PRESS In the weekend Irish Times Sandra Mooney recommended our Chateau Haut Garrigue La Source as her most favourite Red. Read more at 
*WINE CLASSES AT OUR ORGANIC VINEYARD NEAR NEAR BORDEAUX & IN DUBLIN & CORK IN OCTOBER In these two hour wine-tasting classes Caroline covers wine-tasting, the French appellation system and how to find French wines that you like. When it comes to wines of France some wine knowledge can make all the difference. The class is €25 and includes six wines tasted and a pocket guide to French Wine appreciation. Follow on classes for more advanced wine lovers include Winemaking 101 and Winegrowing with a focus on organic and biodynamic. To book your place or to join the mailing list for information on for future courses planned for Dublin, Cork and beyond email 
Chateau Haut Garrigue has been a wine estate for centuries. The date etched above the cellar and original buildings is 1737. Some walls date to 700 AD. The name can be found on medieval maps of the area. ‘Garrigue’ refers to the herbal mix (lavender, thyme, fennel, rosemary) that naturally thrives here. We continue to nurture this wild earth with organic farming practices. Garrigue's vineyards follow the contours of the beautiful Dordogne valley - the cradle of European civilisation. 
Seán & Caroline Feely
