AURELIE DEROUET

@domaine-des-chezelles

Joined on 07/02/19

Region : Loire

Appellations : Touraine Chenonceaux, Touraine, IGP Val de Loire, Crémant de Loire, Vin de France

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Domaine des Chézelles

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“A History of Flavours ”

Domaine des Chézelles is a family estate located in the Cher Valley, only a few kilometres from the Beauval zoo and the Château de Chenonceau. An estate that extends over 25 hectares....

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Domaine des Chézelles is a family estate located in the Cher Valley, only a few kilometres from the Beauval zoo and the Château de Chenonceau. An estate that extends over 25 hectares of vines and on which we produce the Touraine Chenonceaux, Touraine and Crémant de Loire appellations. We cultivate our vines on sandy-clayey-limestone soils that give our white, rosé and red wines exceptional suppleness and fruitiness.

Our story

Our story is far from being ordinary, it is even what one would call a crazy adventure. Indeed, it is in 2016 that my parents, Philippe and Catherine, decided to abandon their former life and their profession of accountant to launch themselves into that of winemakers. However, nothing is due to chance. Philippe is the son and grandson of a winegrower, and his passion for the vines was already flowing in his veins. He persuaded my mother and I to follow him. And today we work as a family and everyone has found his place. I am particularly dedicated to the vinification and blending work with the help of a consultant oenologist. I try to produce wines that are simple, fruity, and easy to drink for the consumer.

Other little stories

As a young person in this profession, I do not claim to already have a well-established philosophy of the winegrower's profession. I learn every day by doing this art. Because it's quite an art to make wine. Just as the artist the winegrower chooses his colours and equipment to obtain the most beautiful work possible. Just as the artist the winegrower is imbued with doubt and flaw because at each harvest it is necessary to put his work back into the trade and redesign a new work. Just as the artist the winegrower must be humble in the face of the difficulties of his task, but he derives such satisfaction from it at the end that this sacrifice seems quite derisory.