Grapes varieties

The only vine which is authorised in the controlled appellation area of Vouvray is the white «chenin», which is also called «Gros Pineau» or «Pineau wine of the Loire». This vine grows near the town of Blois and the vineyards extend to the boundaries of the region of Maine et Loire. The late maturity of its grapes (2nd period), linked to the Vouvray land, produces the most remarkable white wine of the area, productivity-wise as well as quality-wise. Touraine AOC permet to use several grape saweties sameties as pinot noir, chardonnay, grolleau and gamay

Clos de Rougemont

Marmoutier abbey

The loan of this old vineyard, the « Clos de Rougemont » by the Abbey of Marmoutier that Saint Martin founded near Tours in 372, has allowed to improve the complexity and the intensity of our wines. Indeed, the legendary tells the Saint planted a vine that he brought back from East Europe, on the hillside in Vouvray country that overlooks the loire and the Monastery in this place and then creating the wine of Vouvray. Produced on claying chalky soil, handly harvested. This wine ferments with natural yeast in the smaller barrels. It matures in barrels with fine lees until the spring. Wine for ageing 3 to 5 years. Residual suger 5 à 9 g/l

At the tasting

It can be caracterized by his yellow, shining colour and his lime-tree flowers, quince ripe, white peach, pear fruits and accacia honey aromas. It can be served for the aperitif.

Croix de Vaux

Vouvray semi-dry

Usually, produced on claying chalk soil, handly harvested in very old vineyard (more than 50 years), this wine ferments four months in the smaller barrels. It matures in barrels with fine lees untill the spring. Residual suger 15 à 25 g/l

At the tasting

It can be caracterized by his yellow colour and his lime-tree flowers, quince ripe, crystallized fruits and accacia honey aromas. It can be served at the aperitif with foie gras or white meat. But it is also very appreciated with japonese or Chinese cook. Wine for ageing.

traditionnal Method

Vouvray fine bubble

Avaible in extra-brut, brut and semi-dry

This wine is produced on clayish silicate soil. We use only one kind of grape variety: the chenin. The domain work in organic culture since 1995. This wine undergoes a second fermentation in bottle thanks to natural sugar because we can stop the first fermentation in cooling the tanks. It ages for two years in our caves before being cleared out.This wine is caracterized by fine bubbles, his yellow, shining colour and his apple, white peach and quince ripe aromas. It develops a creamy foam

At the tasting

This kind of wine can be served at aperitif or dessert.

Prestige

Vouvray fine bubble

This cuvee all in elegance is offered in small quantities. it is aged to least 3 years in our cellor before disgorging. at the tasting: a hight aromatic complexity with notes of toast and yeast cyellow color and a large minerality.

At the tasting

A hight aromatic complexity with notes of toast and yeast yellow color and a large minerality.

The Natural

natural sparkling or ancestral method

Producted thanks to the assembly of chenin, chardonnay and pinot noir, this wine is made without any additives. the sugar and the yeast necessery for the fermentation are natural origin.

At the tasting

With its fanty and floral notes this wine will go very well with your appetises