Jérôme’s accent betrays his origins. With Marie-Ange, he made his way up the Canal du Midi from Béziers to Toulouse to take a plunge in the South-West.

They put their toes in the water (or rather in La Négrette) in 2010 when they took over the Château Joliet, going progressively from just vine-growers to wine-makers as well. Since then life has been flowing along (mostly) peacefully from medals to awards.