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Maxime Cormerais

The Cormerais Family has had his winegrowing roots in the Sèvre and Maine for several generations. After the grandparents, both from a winegrower family, the father Bruno took over the family estate in 1971. Retired since 2014, you will still meet this passionate wine maker in the vines with a mischievous smile hidden behind his goatee. The son Maxime is working in the farm with his parents since 2001. Today Maxime is in charge of the estate.

Catherine Corbeau Mellot

Over the generations, this historic family estate in Sancerre has become the Central Loire’s specialist for the production of fine wines, through its unique savoir-faire. Joseph Mellot wines are the quintessential expression of their terroir. Driven forward by Catherine Corbeau Mellot, the estate is now committed to sustainable development through an integrated approach to viticulture. It was the first winegrowing estate in the Central Loire to achieve ISO 14001* certification (*the international standard for environmental management systems required under the French sustainable farming certification scheme).

Anthony Girard

Anthony Girard is a young winegrower with boundless energy. He learned the ropes at his family’s wine estate before establishing his own vineyard. Remaining true to his Sancerre origins, Anthony bought eight and a half hectares of vines in Récy in 2012, giving his estate the name Domaine de la Clef du Récit. With nearly 10 hectares today, this young winegrower applies great care in the vineyard, working with the utmost respect for the soil and the environment.

André Goichot

Patrice Barré

Welcome to Villa Vallombrosa, a 2,000-year-old winegrowing estate in the South of France. This vineyard has succeeded in preserving its full authentic character and the specificity of its terroir through the ages. Vines have been planted here since Roman times, digging deep into the strata of Trias-age limestone and red Permian-era earth for what they need. The association of these two soil types results in a wine of great quality—the Permian stratum gives richness and body whilst schist from the Massif des Maures mountains provides a pleasantly refreshing and elegant touch of minerality.

Judith Melka and Philippe Peignier

When Judith Melka and Philippe Peignier bought the wine estate formerly known as Domaine de Belles Courbes, they renamed it Chai Julip. Their arrival has given a new burst of energy to this winery which has a reputation for excellent St. Chinian wines. Clinging to the hillside on a bed of schist and sandstone, the vineyard lies at 200 metres altitude, to the north of Béziers. The vines are 40 years old on average and the original way in which they are planted, snaking around the three hills in curves following the contour lines, is one of the distinctive features of the estate.

Philippe Rossignol

This 15-hectare estate at the foot of the ‘Colline Eternelle’ was bought by the Camu brothers in 1999 then taken over by the Baron Patrick de Ladoucette in 2008. In order to produce fruity, terroir-driven wines that express the full potential of the Vézelay area, he keeps yields low and employs traditional winemaking methods. The Jurassic limestone vineyard slopes are fully south-facing and give excellent quality wines.

Julien Mus

After having completed studies in viti-oenology, Julien Mus began cultivating vines. In 2005, he decided to produce his own wines with his wine cellar in a former agricultural hangar in Sarrians. As the third generation of his wine family, Julien Mus inherited plots of land from his father. He subsequently expanded the size of his vineyard on the plains and on the hillsides (8 acres). Julien Mus has succeeded in promoting his passion and skills.

Union de producteurs de Saint-Emilion

Château de Bechaud is a family-run Bordeaux estate with an ideal location to the south-east of Saint-Emilion in Saint Laurent des Combes. On this terroir, the vines flourish on ancient sands and a sand-clay soil. The resulting wine is vivacious and fruity, characterized by roundness and fullness.