Domaine du Petit Oratoire Goes Big

Young Valliguières vigneron Lori Haon initially sought a 3ha estate. He finds himself with 26ha - and he's vinifying it all naturally.

Upon finishing studies in winemaking and oenology, Drôme native Lori Haon was in the market for a modest, 3ha estate. His father happened to find a much larger estate for sale at a good price, however, and with the aid of Haon’s vigneron uncle, Haon took the plunge. After early vintages during organic conversion marked by heavy losses from wild boars, f…