Domaine Rotier was created by Alain Rotier’s parents who purchased the estate in 1975, initially selling their grapes to the co-op. When Alain joined his parents in 1985, they decided to start bottling their own produce. Alain was subsequently joined by his brother-in-law Francis Marre, and they started the conversion to organic from 2005 as well as increasing planting density from 4000 to 6000 vines/ha to limit yields and improve quality. Their vines are planted in gravels with marls on an ancient terrace of the river Tarn, in the south of the appellation, and barley along with oats are sowed between the rows to help aerate the soil and encourage microbiological activity.