Clos Cibonne - Château Cibon - Cuvée Marius - Cru Classé - Rosé 2018
Le Clos Cibonne is located in Le Pradet, in Provence . The name refers to Jean-Baptiste de Cibon, captain of the Royal Navy of Louis XVI and former owner of the estate. On his death in 1797, the property was sold to the ancestors of the Roux family . Marius Roux, born in 1850, inherited the estate from his mother. He contributed to maintaining it for many years by cultivating citrus fruits, flowers and already a few grape varieties. In 1930, his son, André, took over the estate and through his perseverance gave the foundations and notoriety of Clos Cibonne. Quickly in the years 1935, he gradually stopped the cultivation of flowers and citrus fruits to devote his life to the vine. It was at this time that he had the audacity to plant a very old grape variety that he rediscovered: Tibouren . His commitment enabled him to be rewarded in 1955 with a ministerial decree classifying 18 estates, including Clos Cibonne, and authorizing winegrowers to use the “Cru Classé” appellation. When he died in 1989, André Roux left the property to his daughter Jacqueline who, with her husband Emile Mourchou, took care of the estate for 15 years. For Emile, this return to the land is a new challenge. At the age of 60, he put all his ardor into restructuring the estate by buying land, replanting Tibouren and fitting out a new cellar corresponding to the needs of modern viticulture. Since 2003, his daughter Brigitte and his son-in-law Claude Deforges have taken over the estate. The vineyard is managed in a reasoned agriculture approach.
The Marius Rosé cuvée is a blend of Tibouren and Grenache , aged in new casks for 18 months .
Grapes: Tibouren, Grenache