Passionate about south-west wines, Lionel Osmin setout to achieve what nobody had ever done before: to create a quality negociant house based on south-west wines following the example of other regions such as Burgundy or the Rhône...

Lionel Osmin & Co now cultivates the equivalent of 120 hectares of vines, in partnership with many growers. From Jurançon to Cahors, from Gaillac to Bergerac, passing through Marcillac, Lionel Osmin & Co has become the sole transversal signature of the wines from the south-west and their vineyards whose secrets have not all yet been uncovered...

He is so meticulous and rigorous that “La Revue du Vin de France” awarded him the title of “Négociant de l'année 2015” to highlight the exemplary quality of his range of wines whose characteristics are faithful to the region and which are made to share the joy of discovering the vines and wines from the Sud-Ouest.

LIONEL OSMIN, THE ENERGY

My family path was all defined: gold, precious gems, watchmaking...however, I was going to be the family troublemaker...I love the land and the men who make it live ...I love wine, smells, scents, taste, conviviality and the thought that willpower alone can deeply change things...

My future was written elsewhere, in the heart of the land and of men...I wanted to become a farmer or a pianist...I tried, I got lost...things went bad...In reality, what I really wanted was to share my enthusiasm...That's what I want to succeed in...

The rest is an ordinary story...With a farming engineering diploma in my pocket, I was ready to face the world...In fact, within me only lies an incredible desire to achieve...

Without a doubt, I have chosen a difficult path, but I remain so attached to my region of the South West...My aim is to offer only the very best. My ambition is to magnify blends to make high quality wines with their own characteristics...

Wines from the South West are authentic and rare, and we owe them to the vineyards and to men...For me, the South West represents authenticity, another dimension whose originalities magnify enthusiasm...

A new company full of desires...Our only goal is to do things well. Actually, men have been producing wine for 3000 years...As for me, I may only be 35 years old but I am determined to share my South West with you... Moreover, I am not on my own..."Lionel Osmin", obviously, but "and Co" especially!

DAMIENS SARTORI, AT THE HEART OF WINES !

To create something from the living was my life project! A work placement in a vineyard was enough to tip the scales...My sensitivity was stimulated and my love of wine did the rest! Nevertheless, my training at SupAgro in Montpellier was extremely useful...It enabled me to gain knowledge, diplomas and an oenologist title.

Following a first successful experience with M. Chapoutier, it was really in Madiran that everything took off, with the tannat grape and with Patrick Ducournau who entrusted me with the responsibility of his vineyard. I went straight into the essence of winemaking because extraordinary competences, know-hows and self-made men constantly revolved around the Domaine.

Carrying the South West over my shoulder, I started travelling from cellars to vineyards, in the quest for lands, men and wines. I love dreaming, searching and above all, learning from others...I also enjoy singing, but that's another story...

With one eye on the vines and the hands stained with grape musts, such is the essence of the oenologist and winemaker. To magnify in my own way the wines from the South West must have been what I was born to do and it was such a natural thing to do...It's both rich and deep... and the notion of pleasure takes, here, a real meaning...

My parents, in their wisdom, had the weird idea to add an « s » at the end of my first name, quite possibly to remind me that one is stronger in the company of others than alone...