Abbaye de Lérins

Abbaye de Lérins stands on Île Saint-Honorat, just offshore from Cannes, where Honorat founded a monastic community in the early fifth century. The monks now cultivate eight hectares of island vineyard. They carry out the harvest, winemaking, ageing and bottling themselves.

The vineyard lies on limestone and dolomite bedrock, often covered by a shallow layer of red, clay-rich silt. The abbey makes red wines from Syrah.