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Domaines Ott

Domaines Ott is a Provence producer founded in 1912, with Château de Selle and Clos Mireille in Côtes de Provence and Château Romassan in Bandol.

The producer

Domaines Ott grew from Marcel Ott’s first purchase, Château de Selle near Draguignan, into a three-estate Provençal producer. Clos Mireille near Brégançon joined in 1930, followed by Château Romassan near Bandol in 1956. Château de Selle and Clos Mireille produce AOC Côtes de Provence rosé, while Château Romassan produces AOC Bandol red and rosé. Château de Selle rosé blends Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah and Mourvèdre.

Château de Selle rosé is pale pink with silver tints, showing citrus and white flowers, then peach, citrus zest and mineral character on the palate. Limestone and the absence of malolactic fermentation support its fresh acidity and long, slightly spicy finish. Organic certification has covered all Domaines Ott operations since the 2022 vintage. Louis Roederer acquired the company in 2018, while the Ott family continued to manage it.

Known for

Three-estate Provençal wines spanning Côtes de Provence rosé and Bandol red and rosé, with organic certification across all operations since the 2022 vintage.

Notable facts

The story

From one Provençal winery to three estates

In 1912, Marcel Ott, an agricultural engineer from Alsace, bought Château de Selle near Draguignan and began building a wine business in Provence. The next expansion came in 1930, when he acquired Clos Mireille near Brégançon. The family waited another 26 years before adding Château Romassan near Bandol in 1956. Three dates mark the change: one winery became three estates, and the portfolio moved from a single Côtes de Provence address to a second appellation in Bandol. Château de Selle and Clos Mireille carried Côtes de Provence, while Château Romassan brought Bandol red and rosé into the family range. In 2018, Louis Roederer acquired Domaines Ott, and the Ott family continued to manage the company after the handover.

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Domaines Ott

At A Glance

Domaines Ott grew from Château de Selle, a winery near Draguignan bought by Marcel Ott in 1912, into a three-estate Provence producer. Château de Selle and Clos Mireille make Côtes de Provence wines, while Château Romassan brings Bandol red and rosé into the range. Château de Selle rosé supplies the clearest taste reference: citrus, white flowers, peach, mineral character and a long, slightly spicy finish.

The Producer

Marcel Ott was an agricultural engineer from Alsace who founded Domaines Ott in 1912. His first purchase was Château de Selle near Draguignan. Clos Mireille near Brégançon followed in 1930, and Château Romassan near Bandol in 1956. Each estate remains attached to its own appellation, so the name Domaines Ott covers several Provençal places instead of one uniform vineyard address.

Louis Roederer acquired Domaines Ott in 2018, but the Ott family continued to manage the company. The ownership changed; the family connection to the wines continued.

Place

The range crosses two appellations. Château de Selle and Clos Mireille are AOC Côtes de Provence estates, producing rosé. Château Romassan is an AOC Bandol estate, producing both red and rosé. The labels therefore carry more than an estate name: they signal whether the bottle belongs to the wider Côtes de Provence category or to Bandol's separate appellation.

That division also changes the role of each bottle. The Côtes de Provence estates build the rosé side of the range, while Château Romassan adds a Bandol expression in two colours. Provençal rosé is the common thread, but the appellation names keep the portfolio legible.

Soil And Site

Château de Selle is associated with limestone, and its rosé carries a mineral character alongside aromatic fruit. The site reference gives the wine a firmer feel than a simple fruit-led rosé, while the Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah and Mourvèdre blend supplies the fruit and perfume.

The detailed site information belongs to Château de Selle, so the other estate names should be read through their appellations rather than through invented soil descriptions. Clos Mireille is a Côtes de Provence rosé near Brégançon. Château Romassan is a Bandol estate near Bandol.

Story

The estate's history moves through three purchases. In 1912, Marcel Ott established the business with Château de Selle near Draguignan. In 1930, Clos Mireille near Brégançon widened the portfolio within Côtes de Provence. In 1956, Château Romassan near Bandol added a second appellation and brought Bandol red into the family range alongside rosé.

The change from one winery to three properties altered what the name could communicate. A bottle could carry the Côtes de Provence label from Château de Selle or Clos Mireille, or the Bandol label from Château Romassan. In 2018, Louis Roederer became the owner, while the Ott family remained responsible for management.

Vineyards And Cellar

Organic certification has been officially in place across all Domaines Ott operations since the 2022 vintage. The certification applies across the three-estate operation, linking the range through a shared farming standard even when the estate names and appellations differ.

Château de Selle rosé is made without malolactic fermentation. Keeping that secondary fermentation out of the process preserves a fresh natural acidity, which sits beneath the wine's mineral character and helps the finish remain long instead of softening into a rounder style. The estate's working principles are patience, respect for the soils and an authentic expression of terroir.

Wines

Château de Selle is an AOC Côtes de Provence rosé built from Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah and Mourvèdre. It is pale pink with silver tints, carrying citrus, white flowers, peach, citrus zest, mineral character, expressive fruit and a slightly spicy close. The blend and limestone site give this bottle the most detailed sensory role in the range.

Clos Mireille is also an AOC Côtes de Provence rosé. Its estate name separates it from Château de Selle within the same appellation, allowing the portfolio to offer two named estate expressions without assigning unsupported grape or tasting details.

Château Romassan is the Bandol estate, with both red and rosé wines. Its place in the range is defined by the Bandol appellation and by the presence of red wine, which gives Domaines Ott a broader Provençal span than a rosé-only portfolio.

By.Ott rosé extends the house's rosé range through a five-grape blend that includes Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, Mourvèdre and Rolle. Organic sourcing is part of its documented positioning. Vintage-specific proportions are not fixed here, so the blend should be understood by its grape family and range role, not by invented percentages.

In The Glass

Château de Selle rosé rises first with citrus and white flowers, followed by a fine mineral note. The palate enters cleanly, then peach and citrus zest widen the middle of the wine. Its acidity keeps the fruit lifted, while the limestone reference and the decision to avoid malolactic fermentation support the mineral, fresh feel. Aromatic richness arrives without heaviness, and the finish stretches out with a gentle spice note.

Across the range, the glass changes with the bottle's estate and appellation. Château de Selle offers the most fully documented pale rosé profile. Clos Mireille remains a Côtes de Provence rosé identified through its estate name, while Château Romassan brings Bandol red and rosé, giving the portfolio a darker and broader colour range even when exact tasting details are not supplied.

A Bottle To Understand It

Start with Château de Selle rosé. It is an AOC Côtes de Provence wine from the founding estate near Draguignan, made from Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah and Mourvèdre and linked to limestone. In the glass, citrus and white flowers lead into peach, citrus zest and mineral character, with a long, slightly spicy finish. The absence of malolactic fermentation keeps the palate fresh. This single bottle brings together the estate's place, grape blend, cellar choice and Provençal rosé style.

Anecdote

In 2018, Domaines Ott changed ownership when Louis Roederer, the Champagne company, acquired the Provence producer. The purchase moved Domaines Ott into a larger wine group, but the Ott family continued to manage the company after the handover. The family name therefore remained attached to the working management of Château de Selle, Clos Mireille and Château Romassan, while ownership passed to a house better known for Champagne. The three estates still carried their Provençal appellation names: Côtes de Provence for Château de Selle and Clos Mireille, and Bandol for Château Romassan. The Ott family continued to manage the company after the acquisition.

Final Word

Domaines Ott is a three-estate Provence producer whose range can be read through place. Château de Selle and Clos Mireille carry Côtes de Provence rosé, Château Romassan carries Bandol red and rosé, and Château de Selle rosé provides the most complete taste portrait, with limestone, four Provençal grapes, fresh acidity, mineral character and a spicy finish.

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