After studying oenology and viticulture, Valerie Chaume-Arnaud took over the 5 hectares of vines belonging to her parents in 1987. Along with husband Philippe, they extended the vineyard bit by bit to its current size of 40 hectares, in the cru Vinsobres in South Rhône Valley. The vineyard is located on calcareous clay, stony slopes at 400m altitude. They have been organically farming their vines since 2003 and moved towards a biodynamic approach in 2004. Chaume-Arnaud wines are a model of subtlety and elegance: the reds are rounded, velvety, complex and fruity.