Loire news: Domaine Richou + Saget into Muscadet

 

 

 

News from Domaine Richou – 2017

Unfortunately 2017 joins 1945 and 1991 as years when Domaine Richou suffered serious April frost. The domaine was hit on 26th April overall losing 30% of the harvest. Les Rogeries and Le Champ de Pie were 90% wiped out – a total of 5ha 20. In Savennières La Bigotttière (1.30ha) lost 60% of the crop, while two parcels of Cabernet Franc suffered a 50% loss.

Quite early on the Richous decided not to make any Coteaux de l'Aubance in 2017 and instead make une grande cuvée from three parcels – Le Pavillion (schistes and quartz), Le Grand Vau (schistes gréseux and phtanites) and Les Rogeries (only 10% surviving the frost). 

Due to a poor flowering the Gamays from Les Chatelliers and Le Champ de la Pierre are down by 40% of normal. 

Domaine Richou is now organic.  

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Laurent Saget

 Saget to invest in Muscadet

The Saget family, growers and négociants in Pouilly-sur-Loire announced today that they are in the process of buying a domaine in Muscadet. The sale will be finalised in March. Apparently they have long been looking to invest in the Pays Nantais. 

 

 

 

VitiLoire 2015 – a few photos

 Benoît Mérias, Montlouis 

Vincent Dupuy, Noblé Joué, Malvoisie

 Eric Santier, Domaine Dozon, Chinon

He took over the domaine in September 2013

 Laurent Saget, Domaine des Grandes Esperances, 

Mesland 

Bruno Curassier, Domaine de la Grange (AC Touraine) 

Very good 2014 Gamay

 Lead singers for Les Poules Rampants

 Vincent Simon

Philippe Boucard

 One of the Grooms employed to cart visitors' wines 

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