Producer
Saint-Basile-le-Grand · Montérégie · Canada
Domaine Saint-Basile
In a few words
A domaine in Saint-Basile-le-Grand that explores the potential of grape varieties suited to Quebec's climate, notably Frontenac.
Origin
Montérégie · Canada
Appellation
Several appellations
Grape varieties
Frontenac
The producer
Who are they?
Located in Saint-Basile-le-Grand in the Montérégie, Domaine Saint-Basile is associated with Louis Lurton and his son Joseph. From a family deeply rooted in Bordeaux’s wine world, Louis Lurton chose to continue his winemaking path in Quebec. The domaine works notably with grape varieties suited to local conditions, including Frontenac, which plays a significant role in its production. Its wines offer a Quebec approach that doesn’t simply aim to reproduce European references, but to work with the particularities of the local climate and terroir.
Their approach
What sets them apart.
Quebec viticulture
The domaine works within the conditions specific to the Montérégie and relies in particular on grape varieties capable of adapting to Quebec’s cold climate.
Frontenac as a reference point
Frontenac plays an important role in the domaine’s range, with different expressions that allow exploration of the potential of this northern grape variety.
A winemaking experience transplanted here
Louis Lurton’s experience in the wine world meets a very different territory in Quebec, with its own grape varieties, climate and constraints.
In the vineyard
What they grow.
Le Premier Verre
Why we follow them.
Because Domaine Saint-Basile lets us talk about Quebec wine from what is genuinely distinctive about it. We're particularly interested in their Frontenac: rather than trying to copy a European grape, you discover a variety adapted to our climate and an expression that fully belongs to northern viticulture.
Discover
Their wines.
At the winery
Visit.
Visits
Not open to the public
Online
Official website ↗