Producer: La Grapperie

La Grapperie, Renaud Guettier

Renaud Guettier's vision for the production of his wines is as follows: "My principle: to produce complex, rich wines with good aging potential and imbued with the minerality of their terroir."

Tous ses vins

6 products

La-Grapperie-Adonis-vin-naturel-rouge
La Grapperie

Adonis Red 2022

€22,90

La Bueilloise White 2013
La Grapperie

La Bueilloise White 2013

€35,00

Belle_egaree
La Grapperie

La Belle Egarée White 2022

€27,00

La Diablesse Blanc 2020
La Grapperie

La Diablesse White 2020

€37,00

L'enchanteresse rouge la grapperie
La Grapperie

L'Enchanteresse Red 2022

€29,90

The Red Enchantress 2017
La Grapperie

The Red Enchantress 2017

€41,00

Where?

La Grapperie is located in the Coteaux du Loir appellation. The principle of Renaud Guettier, an agricultural engineer, is to produce wines that respect the environment and the terroir, as well as consumers and all those who come to help him work in the vineyards.

Terroir and Soils

The estate lies on a terroir of flint clay over limestone. The vines are located on hillsides, between 60 and 120 meters above sea level, protected from the north winds by the Bercé forest. Depending on the altitude, the terroirs are dominated by clay (at the bottom of the slope), flint (mid-slope), or sand (on the higher ground).

Plots and Grape Varieties

The vineyard covers 60 hectares with about fifteen plots. The grape varieties are the two traditionally authorized varieties in the appellation: Chenin for the whites and Pineau d'Aunis for 90% of the reds, with the remainder consisting of a few acres of Côt, Gamay, and Grolleau. The average age of the vines is 70 years, including almost two hectares of century-old vines and one and a half hectares of vines aged 60 to 80 years. Convinced of the enormous potential these old vines can bring to his vintages, Renaud has been meticulous in restoring the vineyard.

Growing Methods

The vines are cultivated organically. The soils are worked, and all viticultural interventions are manual: fan-shaped pruning, disbudding, suckering (to control yields), topping and trimming, and, of course, hand-harvesting at full maturity. The treatment products are those authorized for organic farming, along with herbal teas and decoctions.

Vinification

For the reds: the Pineaux d'Aunis are partially destemmed (depending on the plot) and macerations are quite long, 3 to 4 weeks, to promote aging potential. Polyphenols and anthocyanins are extracted by punching down the cap. The wines are aged in barrels for 12 to 24 months, then racked, blended, and bottled without filtration.

For the whites: the Chenins are pressed directly at low pressure and then transferred by gravity. Fermentation takes place in barrels, using indigenous yeasts, with complete malolactic fermentation, for at least 18 months and sometimes up to 36 months.

No oenological additives are added: these are wines made from 100% pure grape juice fermented with indigenous yeasts ("natural wines, in other words!" adds Renaud). Sulfur can be used in homeopathic doses to allow the musts to complete their fermentation and achieve natural stabilization of the wines.

The Wines

Pineau d'Aunis is one of the oldest grape varieties in the Loire Valley. The resulting red wines possess elegant fruitiness and spicy notes: Adonis cuvées, between pepper and raspberry; Le Gravot (a blend of Pineau d'Aunis, Gamay, Côt, and Grolleau, a thirst-quenching wine); and L'Enchanteresse, a great aging red from century-old vines, aged for 30 months.

Chenin Blanc: Les Druillas (semi-dry), Les Dorrées (dense and, depending on the vintage, slightly overripe). Depending on the vintage, the white wines can be enjoyed with fish, white meats, and cheeses, while the red wines are best paired with charcuterie and poultry.

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