Domaine des Pothiers - La Colline en Flamme - White

Vintage:2024

Region:Loire

Name:White Wine of France

Grape variety(ies):Chardonnay

Terroir:granite sands

Vintage:Manual with sorting in the vineyard and in the cellar

Vinification:Direct pressing, light settling, low fermentation
temperature, indigenous yeasts

Breeding:6 months in concrete tank

Culture:biodynamics

To consume:2 to 4 years

Serving temperature:10°- 12°

ThereRoannaise Coastis a vineyard in the Loire Valley located furthest south, not far from the source of the river. It is located on hillsides overlooking the Loire and forming the first foothills of the Massif Central. The vineyard is confidential, with only a little over 230 hectares of vines planted on the best granite hillsides between 400 and 600 meters above sea level. The estate is located in the commune of Villemontais, in the southern part of the appellation. The familyPothier, their ancestors, exploited it for centuries. Vines occupied most of it and a few cows were raised on plots too wet for growing vines. In 1916,Blaise Pothierwas killed in combat, the estate was then taken over by his sister and her husband Claude Paire. In 1949,Benoit Paire, their son, inherited the farm and began to modernize it (the estate now only had 2 hectares of vines and lived mainly from livestock farming), his sonGeorgessucceeded him in 1974. Passionate about vines, he began to replant with the help of his wifeDeniseThe area increased to 5 hectares of vines. In 2005,Romanjoined his parents and settled in. Planting continued, the vat room was modernized, and the farm turned to organic, then biodynamic (Biodyvin certified) farming. Today, the estate has returned to being primarily dedicated to winegrowing (while retaining the mixed crop-livestock aspect) and has 22 hectares of vines and 70 hectares of meadow.

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