Loire Millésime 2019 – 23.4. + 24.4

 Group assembling outside the Radisson Blu, Nantes

First evening: Tuesday 23rd April 2019

I'm in Nantes for the third edition of Loire Millésime, organised by InterLoire. 


 

The band at Le Bateau Lavoir

Group of 12 @ a répas off-piste

Le Coq en Pattes 

Wednesday 24th April: an afternoon and evening of Muscadet 

The Atlantic and the oyster farm

François Robin 
i/c communications Vin de Nantes

Jo Landron, Domaine Landron, La Haye Fouassière 

Margot, Domaine Thierry Besnard
Monnières-Saint Fiacre

Nicolas Choblet, Domaine de Haut-Bourg
Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu

  Stéphane Luneau, GAEC Michel Luneau
Mouzillon-Tillières 

Vincent Lieubeau, Domaine Famille, Lieubeau
Château-Thébaud

Piping group into dinner with Bateau Muscadet

Muscadet vignerons plus L'equipe du Chef Mathieu Guibert

Mathieu Guibert with bottle of 

Muscadet of his birth year - 1981

Fabien Lainé – blogger,
drone and video specialist, sommelier 

as Easter Bunny 

 

 

More to follow.....

Epeigné-les-Bois: les jardinades – Sunday 21st April

Starts 9am finishes at 6pm – all welcome

Please note that les jardinades are on Sunday not Saturday as I had earlier posted.

Epeigné-les-Bois: 1er tranche of community vines planted

 

The first three rows are now planted

Newly planted parcel – Lieu dit: Gandelard 

1st 150 vines planted in the commune's new communal vineyard organised by Les Amis des Patrimoines d'Épeigné les Bois. The first 150 are Le Plantet, a hybrid which was very common in Touraine between the two world wars and in at least two decades following. Chosen because of its resistance to disease. Also known as 5455 Seibel. 

Vincent Beaumont, the wine-maker, says the first vintage will be in 2021 or 2022 depending on whether this summer is dry or wet. If wet the vines will grow sufficiently to permit a vintage in 2021. "The Plantet won't produce a 'grand vin' but it should be attractive to drink and can served at various fêtes here in Epeigné-les-Bois.   

Three watch while four work at other end of row

L'equipe gets down to work (above and below)

La précision s'impose.....

Jean-Michel Prieur, le chef de culture, and 
Vincent Beaumont, the wine-maker confer

 Juan watering the newly planted vines

Fabrice au plein boulot


Vincent making a hole for a vine 

'je monte la garde'

Le pauvre ... un vieux paysan complètement 
crevé par ce boulot dur.....

Organsing le cassecroute

Vincent serves 2018 Sauvignon Blanc
made from vines in Epeigné-les-Bois