This co-operative was founded in 1948 by a handful of winemakers and continues to work with a group of dedicated growers whose vineyards stretch across Pouilly Fumé, Pouilly-sur-Loire, and Côteaux du Giennois.

Sprawling some eight kilometres along the well-exposed slopes that border the right bank of the Loire River, the co-operative’s vineyards receive bountiful sunshine ensuring optimal ripeness at harvest.

The group produces 20 percent of the total production of Pouilly Fumé and Pouilly-sur-Loire, including 1000 hectares of Pouilly Fumé, which is comprised entirely of Sauvignon Blanc (or Blanc Fumé as it is colloquially known—thanks to a successful marketing ploy in the 1960s). The soil here is varied, but the unique Kimmeridgian marl is dominant, lending more body to Sauvignon Blancs of this appellation.

At harvest, grapes are delivered to the winery, which sits on the banks of the Loire River at Moulin-à-Vent. White grapes are typically vinified at the beginning of October. They are left to stand for 24 hours to allow the skins, pips, and stalks to settle in the vat. The juice is then decanted from the solids, and fermented for three to four weeks at a temperature between 15 and 20 degrees centigrade. The wines are cold stabilised to prevent deposits, and are filtered for clarity.

– Suppliers notes