Heritage
Established since forever on these Loire lands, our families have cultivated the vines and vinified the grape varieties that are dear to us. Our cellars bear witness to exceptional vintages that they have managed to preserve. It is in the sap of our vines that our heritage is rooted, and it is from the memory of their work that the taste of our efforts is born.
Retrospective
1985: Pierre takes over the family vineyard in Bourgueil and produces his first vintage.
1989: Catherine and Pierre take over six additional hectares in Chinon and, against the grain, defend manual harvesting.
1990: Organic and biodynamic wine-growing practices are certified across the entire estate after three years of conversion.
1993-1994: Pierre produced his first sulphur-free bottling with Nuits d'Ivresse and planted a plot of ungrafted vines.
2002: Catherine produces her first Vouvray under the name La Dilettante, one of the first natural sparkling wines from the Loire.
2014: Paul joins Catherine in Vouvray and vinifies the Pierres Rousses single-plot cuvée.
2018: France and Baptiste join Pierre in Bourgueil and vinify our new grolleau in a fresh and light style.
2025: The estate celebrates its 40th anniversary.
The Express 2006
The Express 2006
The World 2017
The World 2017
Times 2008
Times 2008
Marianne 2010
Marianne 2010
180° 2019
180° 2019
Liberation 2012
Liberation 2012
The Pilgrim 2018
The Pilgrim 2018
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The Bourgueil estate
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