The vineyards of the Pays Nantais and their Muscadet Sèvre and Maine

 The Vines 

Melon de Bourgogne unique grape variety

A fifteen-hectare group of plots lying in the small village of la Pétière benefits from a variety of years of planting, and allows for the selection of plots for each cuvee. The oldest were planted in the 1950s and the most recent in 2018. For each new plantation, the planting density increases by 10%, reaching 7,700 vine plants / ha instead of 7,000. Also, every new vine is carefully selected from a massale selection. The land itself has to rest 5 years before being replanted to permit a recover of fertility.
This plant heritage is cultivated in the traditional manner, according to the Nantes method, and respects the local traditions. The particularly steep plots offer a favorable south or south-east exposure and are difficult to cultivate.

The location of the vineyard is singulars it lies next to the natural area of the Cantrie and along the bank of the Sèvre river. Therefore, it obliges me, with a concern for the respect of biodiversity, to convert my vineyard in organic agriculture (Agriculture Biologique). The first plots have been certified on vintage 2021. However as the domaine is in a permanent reorganization, leaving the sensitive terroir, to take over better quality plot, makes the conversion longer. To me the ultimate goal of a winegrower is to increase the quality of my wine from a vintage to an other.
Stopping herbicides and returning to the plow also allows the microbial life to grow in the soil and forces the roots to penetrate through the rock. This permit the best expression of my terroir.