Cendrine Faraud

Coming Up

Responsibility for the family estate sits with Cendrine Faraud today, and the job is built on continuity. At Domaine du Cayron, that means carrying standards forward, maintaining the daily discipline of the property, and protecting an identity that is bound to Gigondas itself.

Where They Are Now

At the estate in Gigondas, the specialty is Gigondas red wine, and Cuvée Cayron is the named bottling associated with that work. Cendrine Faraud’s role is to hold those wines to the house line: not as a gesture, but as the outcome of a method that stays close to the place. The method is stated plainly: “Our wines are made in the purest tradition (manual harvesting without destemming with parcel-by-parcel sorting, aging in old oak foudres) to respect the typicity of the terroir and obtain complex and structured wines.” Manual harvest, no destemming, parcel-by-parcel sorting, and aging in old oak foudres define the process. The aim is not ornament, but fidelity to terroir and the building of wines that are complex and structured.

Signature

Cuvée Cayron is the signature wine named in connection with Cendrine Faraud. It stands for the estate’s style in concentrated form: a wine that carries the house identity without excess and reflects the choices made across the domaine.

In Their Words “Our wines are made in the purest tradition (manual harvesting without destemming with parcel-by-parcel sorting, aging in old oak foudres) to respect the typicity of the terroir and obtain complex and structured wines.” “A small harvest in 2018 but of fine quality; a bouquet with fine, spicy aromas, rich in red and black fruit with a beautiful balance; it will evolve with time and improve during its aging in foudres.” Taken together, these lines describe a method that accepts scale, season, and delay. The 2018 harvest is described as small but of fine quality, with a bouquet marked by spice, red and black fruit, and balance. The important point is progression: the wine is expected to evolve and improve in foudres.

Honors

Any recognition attached to Faraud’s work is tied to the wine rather than a separate trophy case. In this profile, Cuvée Cayron is the reference point, and the distinction sits in what it represents for Domaine du Cayron in Gigondas.