DOMAINE DU VAL D'ARGAN

Charles Mélia established his vineyards near Essaouira in 1994. As a winegrower in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, he realized that Rhone grape varieties lent themselves perfectly to the local terroir. That's how, 30 years and 52 hectares later, Val d'Argan produces 200,000 bottles a year and blends 13 different grape varieties, from ugni blanc to clairette; from muscat noir to syrah, not forgetting mourvèdre. The estate is the only one of its kind in the region, as the vines are grown closer to Meknes, and the only organic vineyard in the whole country.