In 1987, after studying oenology and viticulture, Valérie Chaume-Arnaud took over the 5 hectares of vines originally belonging to her parents. Bit by bit, Valérie and her husband Philippe extended the vineyards to cover 38 hectares in the Vinsobres appellation in the Rhône Valley. The Chaume-Arnaud vineyard is located on calcareous-clay stony slopes at 400m altitude.Valerie & Philippe choose to preserve the purity of the fruit and the freshness that comes from this high-altitude terroir, which is why none of their wines are barrel-aged. They have been organically farming their vines since 2003 and moved towards a biodynamic approach in 2004. Domaine Chaume Arnaud wines are a model of subtlety and elegance: the reds are rounded, velvety, complex and fruity, the whites are fresh and extremely aromatically rich.