It all began in 1973 when Paul Dubrule, an experienced entrepreneur and co-founder of the Accor group, fell under the spell of a Provencal bastide, La Cavale, and the beauty of the Luberon.
From a plot of vines to a few hectares, the adventure accelerated. In 1986, he embarked on a wine-growing adventure with the creation of his estate in Cucuron, which he naturally called La Cavale.
Between 2005 and 2009, as part of his mandate as a senator, Paul Dubrule was entrusted with the mission of defining a policy aimed to boost both tourism and the wine industry. This was to be the birth of wine tourism. He also applied his own recommendations and decided to make La Cavale the unmissable place of wine and life of the Luberon.
The transformation is grandiose, with the contribution of the renowned architect, Jean-Michel Wilmotte.

He designed a building both modern and contemporary, fitting brilliantly into the Regional Natural Park of Luberon. Other experts take part in the adventure as well. Since 2010 Alain Graillot has contributed his experience as a wine grower and his advice. He was notably invested in a profound restructuring of the domain, by conducting an audit of the soils, uprooting and planting with the aim of obtaining “organic agriculture” certification. Lydia and Claude Bourguignon contribute to this evolution through thorough study and analysis of the soils in order to reveal their nature and their intrinsic life in the service of the plant.
This concern for the land and its transmission to future generations is now a family ambition. In 2018, Thierry Mueth, Paul Dubrule’s son-in-law, took over the management of La Cavale with the responsibility of enriching this vision.