Anecdotes about the domain
To be a winemaker is above all to be crazy! Spending 8-9 months a year in the vineyards under the cold of winter and the heat of summer to get a few bunches of grapes, it's crazy! But that's where it all begins... The best winemaker in the world will never be able to make a good wine if he doesn't have good raw material. It is with this idea in mind that we pamper our vineyard to have the prettiest grapes, and make the prettiest wine.
The domain's short story
Our grandfather Lucien, a cereal farmer, had a small patch of vines and made "the drink" for the workers of the domain. Our father François decided in the 80's to replant some vines and to try to make Reuilly wine; an appellation in total decline which only included about twenty hectares, a period when cereal farmers were tearing up the vines to grow wheat, which was more profitable at that time. He continued to develop his domain as a wise but above all passionate self-taught man, in which we, Jean-Baptiste and Géraud, grew up, the same domain in which we are raising our children today. Passionate since our youngest age, one studied oenology in Bordeaux, the other in Burgundy in order to arrive ready, full of knowledge and desire to take over the business. Present on the estate since 2008, we took over the family domain in 2012 to write its history in our turn. We are developing new vintages, always closer to our terroir, our convictions, and your pleasure.
The winemaker's pride
We took over the estate from our father François in 2012, to whom we owe our passion for the winemaking profession. Independent above all, we plant, raise, harvest and transform our grapes to find our character, our ardor and our convictions in our bottles. Being very present in our vineyards and close to their evolution over the seasons, we can afford to practice a homeopathic integrated viticulture, using organic fertilizer where ladybugs, earthworms and butterflies play hide and seek. Our soils are predominantly clay-limestone, which brings freshness, fruit and minerality to our vintages. Some hard clays make it difficult for our vines to grow, so we use small yields to improve the character and concentration of the material for rich and unique wines.
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