Sourcing

Four farms within fifteen kilometres of Gordes provide the botanical ingredients for our preparations.

Rows of lavender stretching toward limestone hills

Domaine Lavande

The Roussel family has grown lavender on these terraced slopes since 1954. We work exclusively with their Lavandula angustifolia—true lavender, not the hybrid lavandin common elsewhere in Provence.

The plants are hand-cut at dawn in July, when the essential oil concentration peaks. No irrigation beyond winter rainfall. The resulting oil is more delicate and less camphoraceous than industrially farmed lavender.

Michel Roussel manages thirty-seven rows across four hectares. His daughter Sophie now oversees distillation using the same copper still installed in 1967.

7.2 km northeast of Gordes · Last harvest July 15, 2026 · 185 kg processed

Wild rosemary bushes growing on rocky terroir

Les Romarins Sauvages

Édouard Blanc cultivates rosemary on the rockiest ground around Gordes, where the plants grow slower and develop more concentrated oils. His bushes are descended from wild specimens that colonized these limestone outcrops naturally.

The harvest happens twice yearly—spring growth for its brightness, autumn cuttings for their resin. Édouard prunes by hand, selecting only the newest growth to ensure the plants continue producing for decades.

We have worked with Édouard since our second year. His rosemary oil is the foundation of three of our preparations, valued for its balance between camphor and sweetness.

4.8 km southwest of Gordes · Last harvest September 22, 2026 · 142 kg processed

Golden helichrysum flowers in terraced gardens

Jardin d'Hélichryse

Marguerite Dubois grows helichrysum on ancient terraces that once held olive trees. The golden flowers—immortelle in French—require perfect drainage and intense sun, conditions met naturally here at 380 meters elevation.

Helichrysum italicum blooms once per year, in late June. The flowers must be gathered within a three-day window when their curry-like scent is most pronounced and before the petals begin to fade.

Marguerite's grandmother first planted immortelle here in the 1920s, selling dried bundles at the Apt market. The current field represents four generations of careful selection for the most aromatic plants.

12.3 km east of Gordes · Last harvest June 28, 2026 · 67 kg processed

Heritage roses growing in walled garden at golden hour

Roseraie Ancienne

Behind eighteenth-century walls, Claude Moreau tends varieties of Rosa gallica and Rosa damascena that have grown in Provence since medieval times. These heritage roses bloom once per season but with extraordinary intensity.

The petals are gathered before sunrise in May, when dew still holds their fragrance. Claude processes them immediately—some for hydrosol, others dried slowly in the shade of mulberry trees planted by his great-grandfather.

We use both the fresh petals and the concentrated rose water in our preparations. The scent is deeper and less sweet than commercial roses, with green notes that balance the floral intensity.

8.7 km north of Gordes · Last harvest May 18, 2026 · 94 kg processed

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