Chinon le clos de Pallus domain of Pallus 2018

Producer Domaine du Collier Antoine FOUCAULT

Winegrower in Chace

The Domaine du Collier was created in 1999 by Antoine Foucault and Caroline Boireau. Extending on the commune of Brézé, the vines of Antoine and Caroline occupy 6 ha approximately. Most of the estate is in Chenin for white wine and the other part in Cabernet Franc for reds.

The work of the vine is carried out in organic, without product of chemical treatment fertilizer or weed-killer, with a work of the grounds and plowing which makes descend the roots of the vine into the rock of tufa.

The harvest is manual and the vinification is done in barrels for two to three years in the cellar. It is only when the wine has decided that it is bottled and can finally be tasted.

Christine and Franck are listening to the vine, of his cycle. Inscribed in the heart of an environmentally friendly approach, work in the vineyard is very important in order to follow the natural balance of the plant.

The estate is managed in a sustainable way. All the soils are worked, no herbicides are used. Various methods are used to regulate production in order to optimize the quality of the grapes, such as grassing the vines, disbudding or green harvesting.


Grape variety Pinot noir
Area 1,5 ha
Clay-limestone soil
Southwest exposure
Age of the vines 21 years 
Aging Vinification with punching down at the start of fermentation, cold pre-fermentation maceration.

Bourgueil the twenty places called domain gauthier 2021 75cl

Terroir and soils: Clay-siliceous. South exposure. Average age of the vines: 40 years. Planting density: 5000 vines/ha.

Philosophy :  Organic farming (Ecocert certified in 2000)

 Vinification and aging: In the cellar, the grapes are completely destemmed and then sorted again on the table before being vatted. The fermentations are traditional and in indigenous yeasts after a cold pre-fermentation maceration. Fermentation is gentle and lasts on average 20 to 30 days with regular pumping over and punching down. The wines are then sown in barrels or in demi-muids, the proportion of new barrels changing according to the cuvées and vintages. The Gauthier family is fortunate to have old caves carved in tuff as a breeding cellar, which serve as a cozy nest for wines. They rest there there, serenely, in a stable and caulked environment with natural temperatures ideal for conservation. This cuvée was aged in 2 and 3 wine barrels for 24 months. The wines are then bottled without filtration.

SAUMUR LES POUCHES THE PORTE SAINT JEAN 2020

100% Cabernet Franc
Age of the vines 40 years

Aged in wood for 24 months in one-year-old barrels

S.DITTIERE AND P.FOUCAULT

MONTREUIL-SUR-BELLAY

The vineyard of the Porte Saint Jean estate extends over more than 6 hectares and is divided into three areas. It is made up of Chenin, Cabrenet Franc, and Sauvignon.
The perlée which is a white wine from France as well as two red saumurs, Les cormiers and the pouches.
Sylvain DITTIERE cut his teeth in the Grands Loire and Languedoc areas.
the Domaine des Roches Neuves in Saumur, Marc Tempé in Alsace, Gauby and Cyril Fhal in Roussillon

It produces elegant wines that are both pure and very singular, the aging is precise and very delicate.

Producer Pierre and Rodolphe GAUTHIER

BEL AIR Domain

Family owned since 5 generations
Area of ​​the vines: 18haEncépagement, 100% Cabernet Franc Average age of the vines: 40 years
Total production: 100.000 bts
The vineyard is located on "BENAIS" plateau most clay-limestone of the appellation "BOURGUEIL"
Resumption of operations in 1979 with work in collaboration with his son Rodolphe since February 2005.
Low yields Grass between the Labor rows at the foot of the vine
Respect for the land and consequently organic cultivation of the vine. ECOCERT control. Since 2000

Terroir and soils: Limestone tuffeau ground covered with a thin layer of clay.

Philosophy : Organic farming (Ecocert certified in 2000)

 Vinification and aging: In the cellar, the grapes are completely destemmed and then sorted again on the table before being vatted. The fermentations are traditional and in indigenous yeasts after a cold pre-fermentation maceration. Fermentation is gentle and lasts on average 20 to 30 days with regular pumping over and punching down. The wines are then sown in barrels or in demi-muids, the proportion of new barrels changing according to the cuvées and vintages. The Gauthier family is fortunate to have old caves carved in tuff as a breeding cellar, which serve as a cozy nest for wines. They rest there there, serenely, in a stable and caulked environment with natural temperatures ideal for conservation. This cuvée was aged in 2 and 3 wine barrels for 24 months. The wines are then bottled without filtration.

SAUMUR CHAMPIGNY 2020 LA PORTE SAINT JEAN 

100% Cabernet Franc

S.DITTIERE AND P.FOUCAULT

MONTREUIL-SUR-BELLAY

The vineyard of the Porte Saint Jean estate extends over more than 6 hectares and is divided into three areas. It is made up of Chenin, Cabrenet Franc, and Sauvignon.
The perlée which is a white wine from France as well as two red saumurs, Les cormiers and the pouches.
Sylvain DITTIERE cut his teeth in the Grands Loire and Languedoc areas.
the Domaine des Roches Neuves in Saumur, Marc Tempé in Alsace, Gauby and Cyril Fhal in Roussillon

It produces elegant wines that are both pure and very singular, the aging is precise and very delicate.

Saint Martin Tower. It was in 1988 that Betrand MONCHIN embarked on the wine adventure in Menetou Salon, where his grandfather was already producing wine before the war. The plots, well established on the heights of the village of Morogues, consist of 10 hectares of Sauvignon and 7 hectares of Pinot. For almost 30 years now, Bertrand MINCHIN has been making the most of this magnificent Kimmeridgian terroir. Everything is done in the vines to produce the finest grapes: plowing, composts, control of vegetative balance, control of yields and respect for the 'environment (area labeled High Environmental Value).

A large part of the vineyard is harvested manually, to vinify each plot separately. It is in a perfectly equipped cellar (sorting table, carpets, thermoregulated vats, wooden vats, pneumatic presses, etc.) that he vinifies his grapes in a little interventionist way. The red ones cook a long time, are slightly drawn and dewatered manually. Whites undergo long pressing and ferment at controlled temperature.

Bourgueil day of thirst stone and rodolphe gauthier 2022 75 cl

BEL AIR Domain

Family owned since 5 generations
Area of ​​the vines: 18haEncépagement, 100% Cabernet Franc Average age of the vines: 40 years
Total production: 100.000 bts
The vineyard is located on "BENAIS" plateau most clay-limestone of the appellation "BOURGUEIL"
Resumption of operations in 1979 with work in collaboration with his son Rodolphe since February 2005.
Low yields Grass between the Labor rows at the foot of the vine
Respect for the land and consequently organic cultivation of the vine. ECOCERT control. Since 2000

Family owned since the 17th century, the estate has been handed down from father to son since 5 generations, and each has contributed its stone by adapting to its time. Today this beautiful family story continues ...

Robert SEROL had taken over the family farming of 1964 polyculture, with 2 ha of vines at a time when the vineyard was in distress. Persevering and passionate, he still chose viticulture. Accompanied by his wife Marie-Thérèse, they grew the estate and obtained the AOC Côte de Roannaise classification. 

Stéphane SEROL took over the torch in 2000. Respectful of its soil and wine lover, he enlarges the estate, broadens the range of reds, plant Viognier and offers new rosés. After modernizing the farm, with Carine, his companion, they focus on the environment and the selection of terroirs.

Today the 27 hectares of vines in organic farming conversion, produce a range of reds and rosés which all reveal a different personality of the Gamay and give wines fresh and easy to drink. Since 2010, a white from Viognier comes in addition. 

4 8 people work daily in the vineyards and Lucie welcomes you to the cellar on weekdays.

Vineyard

CHINON DOMAINE DE PALLUS 2021 75CL

Located in the Loire Valley in the town of Cravant Les Côteaux, the Domaine de Pallus has 12 hectares. Since 2005, Bertrand Sourdais represents the fifth generation of owners of the Domaine de Pallus.

Grape variety: cabernet franc

Maceration for 8 days in concrete vats, native yeasts, alcoholic fermentation at low temperature, aging in barrels for 6 months.

Technical data: Cabernet Franc from Domaine de Pallus comes from plots of young vines planted at a density of 8 vines/Ha in mass selection from the Domaine itself, as well as from Domaine des Ouches, in Bourgueil and Clos Rougeard in Saumur Champigny.

An elegant and fresh Cabernet Franc cuvée marked by floral and spicy notes, full of charm.