Conscious of the environment, we work daily on this point.
It is difficult for us to work organically because of the Loire river and the humidity it brings. Moreover, we resist the use of excess copper in our vines because it is suspected to be harmful in the long-term.
Thus, to produce constant quality wines and to respect the environment as we see best, we employ a reasoned approach.
Since July 2014, our estate is HVE (High Environmental) certified. This label, recognized by the agricultural ministry, shows our environmental approach. It demonstrates our efforts to protect at best the environment, based on indicators of results relative to the biodiversity, the phytosanitary strategy and the management of the fertilization.
Indeed, before 1880, the Chasselas grape variety was very present in the vineyard, particularly for the production of table grapes. Thanks to the railway, the grapes traveled from Pouilly to Paris in a few hours and were resold, freshly picked, in Paris. Unfortunately, everything stopped in the 1880s, with the arrival of phylloxera in the vineyard. This insect, which came from America in 1863, ravaged French vines, region after region, for around thirty years, until the vineyards were replanted with American rootstocks, naturally resistant to this little aphid. The Pouilly vineyard, then destroyed by phylloxera, the winegrowers decided to reorient themselves towards Sauvignon Blanc, a grape variety which allows them to produce more complex wines. The vines planted in Chasselas disappear little by little from the vineyard…
