The Passot's story Once upon a time……
Georges and Andrée Roux, winegrowers in Régnié Durette, had 5 children. Dominique, the youngest daughter, wanted to be a hairdresser since she was a teenager and solemnly stated that she would never marry a winegrower. René and Marie-Claude Passot, winegrower in Chiroubles and manager at the Château de Raousset, had 4 children. Rémy, also the youngest in his family, dreamed of becoming a fireman, a garage owner, an airplane pilot, an astronaut until it became obvious that his future was in the vineyards and in winemaking. |
Georges and Andrée ROUX, Octobre 25th, 1952 |
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In 1989, under the influence of a good bottle of wine, Dominique married Rémy, a very young winegrower...(never say never). The small Domaine Passot then had vineyards that were rented in share farming. Later, they purchased a few vineyards bringing the total area to 5 hectares.
In the meantime, Dominique left hairdressing to help Rémy with all of the winegrowing tasks and to develop their domaine. Félix, Simon and Marie-Lou were born over the years.
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René and Marie-Claude PASSOT, September 7th, 1953
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2014 was a big turning point for the Domaine Passot! The owners of the vineyard where Dominique et Rémy worked in addition to their Domaine PASSOT, (SCEA de RAOUSSET – CHATEAU de RAOUSSET), wanted to sell their vineyards...Dominique and Rémy didn't want to miss the opportunity and decided to create a Groupement Foncier Viticole (Financial Group for Wine production) to purchase 6 ha of vineyards for 3 crus with family and friends: Chiroubles – Fleurie – Morgon bringing the total area of the Domaine PASSOT to 11 ha. The GFV de Léon was founded, the beginning of a wonderful story……
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Dominique and Rémy PASSOT in the vineyards, 2014
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2017 the family grows!!! Félix married Marine, whom we welcomed to the PASSOT family, Simon joined the Domaine PASSOT, and Marie-Lou prepared for her driving test. |
Marine and Félix PASSOT, 2017
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2019 the team of Maison PASSOT Rémy et Fils complete… |
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In short, there is a lot of happiness in Chiroubles! |