Domaine Chiroulet 17 Items

The history of Domaine Chiroulet dates back six generations, since before the outbreak of the phylloxera in 1893. At the beginning of the 20th century and until the early 1930s, Alban Sourbes owned the estate. It was then taken over in 1935 by his niece, Suzanne Capmartin, and her husband, Albert Fezas. Plans to extend the vineyard were hindered during the Second World War when hardships prevented Suzanne and Albert from expanding. In 1969, Michel Fezas and his wife Arlette restructured and enlarged the property.

Son Philippe Fezas began seriously working at the property in 1993 while continuing his work at the Seguin Moreau cooperage in Cognac. Trained as an agricultural engineer and oenologist, Philippe met with top winemakers around France and consulted with some of Seguin Moreau's top clients in Bordeaux.

When Chiroulet wines were first imported into the United States in the mid-1990s, production stood at about 80,000 bottles a year and one of their fermentation tanks was a container used to transport liquids. Since that time, a new modern winery has been built, as well as a new chai and preparation area.

Still, Chiroulet very much remains a family affair, with Michel and Arlette still very involved with day to day activities and their daughter Sabine part of the domaine's distribution circuit.