Lazing Around at the Hameau de Pichovet
Nestled in the middle of the Luberon Natural Park, between the villages of...
The month of September begins, and with it the grape harvest… the picking of these heavy bunches of shiny berries brings the promise of a wine of subtle aromas, a true concentration of the summer’s hot sun.
François is surrounded by a happy team from the four corners of the world to help him in his task, the grape harvest…. And happy with the good crop, under the blue sky of Provence, on the northern slope of the Luberon. He bought the winery with his English wife Sally, a decade ago already, an 18th-century silkworm farm surrounded by old vines.
Sleep in a Winery...
In the sumptuous landscape of the ‘Little Luberon’, between vines and mountain, at the Domaine Faverot.
By Claire Vincent – Photos José Nicolas - September 15, 2011
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Patiently they restored the building, worked the vines, replanted certain plots and developed their cellar. Today their wines are well known, prizewinning and recommended in many guides. The southern wing of the big country house includes 4 cottages that, without ostentatious luxury, radiate comfort and elegance. Sally managed to breathe into each apartment a touch of that Provencal soul that she discovered when she moved here, to Maubec, this little Luberon village, so far from London’s hectic life…
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Domaine Faverot
François et Sally
Faverot de Kerbrech
771 route de Robion
84660 Maubec
Tél. :04 90 76 65 16
06 86 65 48 78
François is effusive talking about his wine, and once the tour of the vines and the tastings are done, he rarely resists the temptation to pick up his guitar for a musical end to the evening.
And watching the starry dome of the late summer sky, comfortably seated in the courtyard, a last glass in hand, we can’t help thinking of those verses by Baudelaire, “There all is order, naught amiss: Comfort and beauty, calm and bliss”, and we want to tell him, “Charles, we’ve found it, it’s here…”
Even if the pace picks up during the harvest month, the stress stayed behind in the British capital, and here, one fully lives the joys of country life, with the time to sip a fresh and fruity rosé under the big tree in the courtyard, to share a meal with those who have been working all day.
In summer too, Sally organizes big meals, winemakers’ dinners that allow visitors to spend a few hours in their company, and unhurriedly taste each vintage, while eating fruits, vegetables, charcuterie and cheeses from the region.
