An estate in the Côte Roannaise, at the foot of the Monts de la Madeleine
A new life, back to the land
In 2019, Régis and Aude-Reine Anouil changed their lives and settled in the Côte Roannaise, in the Loire (42). Today they farm 3.5 hectares of vines with a simple idea: to make a wine that resembles this place and the people who work it. Each season, they learn to observe before stepping in.
What did we know when we arrived? Not much... It is the vine that teaches us, season after season.
Wines that tell the story of their terroir
At the Domaine de La Bénisson-Dieu, gamay saint-romain and chardonnay are harvested by hand, then made according to the Vin Méthode Nature charter: spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts, no additives, no filtration, little or no sulphur. Most of our wines are Vin de France. This choice gives us the freedom to work as we see fit.
To make a living wine, you must first take care of a living soil: it is the soil that gives the wine its strength and its soul.
Three and a half hectares, and everything that lives around them
La Goutte, Les Grands Villards and the gamay facing the house: each plot of the estate has its own soil and character. On a plot at La Bénisson-Dieu, Régis and Aude-Reine are planting hybrid grape varieties; these grapes are preparing the wines of the decades to come.
The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings.
3.5 hectares worked by hand
The estate is certified organic. On granite sand soils, our gamay saint-romain vines grow in Ambierle, on the slopes of the Monts de la Madeleine, at 400 m above sea level. Permanent grass cover, agroforestry, no ploughing and no tractor: the agronomy we have chosen is demanding, and yields are low.
Vin Méthode Nature wines
If our grapes are ripened by a vine growing in a living soil, we believe the grapes will be alive too.
Our wines follow the Vin Méthode Nature charter: organically grown grapes, harvested by hand, native yeasts, no additives in the cellar and no (or very little) added sulphites. The wines are neither fined nor filtered.
Free to blend
From the 2024 vintage onwards, all our wines are released as Vin de France. This choice allows us to adapt our vines to a changing climate and to blend our gamay with organic, hand-harvested grapes from the South, all vinified at the estate. We follow our inspiration of the moment for original blends, depending on what tastes good!
Living grapes for wines full of life!
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Reports, portraits, podcasts: the estate and its living wines are getting noticed.
Presse écriteLife — The Essentials
RadioRadio Notre-Dame — How can we pay tribute to our farmers?
PodcastMediaVino — Faith in Wine
Presse écriteThe French Wine Review
RadioRadio Notre-Dame — Philanthropia
RadioRadio Notre-Dame — In Search of Meaning
RadioFrance Inter — On va déguster
Presse écriteLimit — The fruit of the vine and the work of human hands
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