About
Château la Tour de l’Evêque
The Pétale de Rose was created in 1985 by Régine Sumeire and is considered as the firstly created Provence rosé with pale color.
History
The Sumeire family acquired the Château la Tour de l’Evêque in 1958. This vineyard is located in Pierrefeu-du-Var, a valley planted with vines surrounded by the Maures hills.
Farming Practices
Agriculture
Our philosophy is the result of a long family tradition of quality and know-how in organic farming without chemical weedkillers. Attached to their land, the men and women work with passion and respect. The soil is worked by plowing, without herbicides. We use biodynamic infusions and preparations on certain plots, supplemented by very reasonable treatments of copper and sulfur.
Sustainability and Farming Commitments
- Biodynamic
- Biodynamic Practices
- Certified Organic
- Made with Organic Grapes
- Organic
- Organic Practices
- Certified Sustainable
- Sustainable
- Sustainable Practices
Winemaker
Régine Sumeire
Régine Sumeire, Roger’s daughter, ensures the continuity of the family work. She likes to say that it was her father who taught her the gestures and care of the vine. This same father who told her that he had led a working life in harmony with his grandfather and who knew how to perfectly reproduce this model with his daughter. The passion for vines that both instilled in her still drives Régine to pass on her experience to her multigenerational team and to her nephew Pierre-François de Bernardi.