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Domaine Tardieux

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Type

Red Wine

Appellation

Vin de France

Variety

Menu Pineau

Viticulture

Vineyard name

40 ares vineyard

Soil type

flinty sand soil

Vine ageVines planted in 2020

Vineyard size1 acre

Vinification

Manual harvest, fermentation with indigenous yeasts, light filtration and minimal SO2, fermentation and ageing in tanks, bottled in Spring.

Harvest typeHand Harvested

More about
the producer

Domaine Tardieux

Founded in 1977 (Simon joined in 2009)

16 hectares

As a teenager, Simon Tardieux began working in the vines at a famous organic domaine called Clos Roche Blanche. After university and a short stint as a social worker, he decided to return to Thésée and get back to viticulture – the only problem was that he didn’t have any vineyards. In 2009, Simon teamed up with his neighbor Alain Courtault, who had been farming organically since 1998, but was still selling most of his harvest off to the local coop. Together, they created a range of simple, eminently drinkable wines that showcase the best of French farming, and a decade later, they are bottling all of their grapes.

Following Alain's retirement in 2020, Simon took over the domaine gradually, mentored along the way by Alain. The work in the vineyards goes far beyond follow...